UFC Fight Night 279: Kape vs. Horiguchi

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UFC Fight Night 279: Kape vs. Horiguchi was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 20, 2026, at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A flyweight rematch between former RIZIN Bantamweight Champion Manel Kape and former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Kyoji Horiguchi (who is also a former RIZIN Flyweight and two-time RIZIN Bantamweight Champion, as well as former Bellator Bantamweight World Champion) served as the event headliner.

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Manel Kape

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Kyoji Horiguchi

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Navajo Stirling

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Ion Cuțelaba

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Christian Rodriguez

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Hyder Amil

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Murtazali Magomedov

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Melsik Baghdasaryan

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Vinicius Oliveira

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Andre Fili

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