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Manel Kape and Matheus Nicolau will run it back in the five-round main event for the upcoming UFC Fight Night card on April 27 with the card expected to take place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed Kape vs. Nicolau as the headliner after the fight was first announced during the Brazilian broadcast for the UFC Mexico City card in February. MMA Mania first reported the matchup as the main event.

The booking comes together after the flyweights were originally scheduled to clash back in January but Kape weighed in three and a half pounds heavy, which ultimately led to the bout being scrapped. Kape later revealed he was dealing with an illness during fight week but still attempted to compete before the matchup was ultimately called off.

Now they’ll try it again with Kape seeking to avenge one of his only two losses in the UFC after he fell to Nicolau by split decision back in 2021. Since that loss, Kape has rattled off four straight wins to put himself right in the mix of title contention at 125 pounds.

As for Nicolau, the Brazilian looks to get back on track after falling to Brandon Royval in his last outing, which put an end to his six-fight win streak in the division.

Kape vs. Nicolau 2 will headline the card with more fights expected to be announced for April 27 in the coming days.

Guilherme Cruz contributed to this report

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Sean O’Malley’s first UFC title defense is official for Saturday.

The newly crowned bantamweight champion successfully hit the scale at Friday’s official weigh-ins for UFC 299, coming in at 135 pounds. His opponent Marlon Vera also hit the championship mark of 135 pounds, but needed the box to do so and was relieved when he heard that he was successful on the scale.

Backup fighter Merab Dvalishvili also stepped on the scale, and hit 135 pounds on the nose to put himself in position to be called upon to step in for the main event if needed.

Dustin Poirier was the first fighter to the scale on Friday morning, making weight at 156 pounds for his five round co-main event matchup with Benoit Saint Denis. The surging “God of War” made championship weight at 155 pounds for his biggest fight to date.

Friday’s official weigh-in in Miami was structured a bit different than the norm, with all fighters needing to step on the scale between 9 and 10 a.m. ET. All 10 main card fighters made weight successfully, including Michael Page, who will face Kevin Holland in his first UFC bout. Both fighters weighed in at 170 pounds.

Only one fighter missed weight during the one hour period, and that was CJ Vergara who came in at 127 pounds, missing the flyweight limit by a pound. Vergara will have until 11 a.m. ET to cut the last pound.

Get the full UFC 299 weigh-in results below.

Main card (ESPN+PPV at 10 p.m. ET)

Sean O’Malley (135) vs. Marlon Vera (135)

Backup fighter: Merab Dvalishvili (135)

Dustin Poirier (156) vs. Benoit Saint Denis (155)

Kevin Holland (170) vs. Michael Page (170)

Gilbert Burns (171) vs. Jack Della Maddalena (170)

Petr Yan (135) vs. Song Yadong (136)

Prelims (ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET)

Curtis Blaydes (257) vs. Jailton Almeida (241)

Katlyn Cerminara (125) vs. Maycee Barber (125)

Mateusz Gamrot (156) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (156)

Pedro Munhoz (135) vs. Kyler Phillips (135)

Prelims (ESPN/ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET)

Ion Cutelaba (205) vs. Philipe Lins (206)

Michel Pereira (186) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (185)

Robelis Despaigne (261) vs. Josh Parisian (266)

CJ Vergara (127)* vs. Assu Almabayev (126)

Joanne Wood (125) vs. Maryna Moroz (126)

*Vergara given extra hour to cut final pound

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Most Valuable Promotions announced on Thursday that influencer-turned boxer Jake Paul will faced former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in July.  It’s unclear whether or not the bout will be an exhibition.

A 58-year old Tyson will enter the ring against Paul at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.  Former multiple-division boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya reacted to the news and admitted that the fight would likely do solid numbers.  But he questioned what the fight does to advance Paul’s boxing career.  

“I’m a purist,” De La Hoya said to Fight Hub TV.  “Look, this is what I feel.  Jake Paul, you say you want to be a world champion.  You say you want to take this sport serious.  Then take it serious.

“What is this?  This is not a popularity contest.  I’m actually praising Jake Paul here to take this serious because I really, truly, feel if he fights the right fights and takes the right path to the world title he can actually get there,” De La Hoya continued.  “I’m to sure because it’s up to him if he can win it, but he can get there.  He’s not going to get there through Mike Tyson.  He’s going to make a sh*t-ton of money.  He’s going to gain more popularity on Mike Tyson’s expense.  Do I like it?  No.  Because I love Mike Tyson.”

“This is entertainment I guess.  This is a fight that is going to do great business all over the world.  More power to them, but last time I heard Jake Paul was very serious about this sport,” he said.  

De La Hoya doesn’t think the fight will be dangerous for Tyson to take the fight, but he did has concern about Tyson’s legacy.  

“It will not be dangerous for Tyson because, I mean, Tyson’s been up in the ring with monsters.  He has a chin.  I’m sure he can go six rounds, seven rounds, eight rounds.  I’m just concerned about Tyson’s legacy,” said De La Hoya.  

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just one day away from the upcoming UFC 299 pay-per-view (PPV) mixed martial arts (MMA) event on ESPN+, scheduled for this weekend (Sat., March 9, 2024) at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. UFC 299 will be headlined by the bantamweight title fight rematch pitting reigning 135-pound champion Sean O’Malley opposite long-time division rival Marlon Vera, a five-round showdown that follows the 155-pound, co-headlining contest between former interim division titleholder Dustin Poirier and fast-rising lightweight prospect Benoit Saint-Denis.

But, before they can fight, they must first weigh in.

UFC 299’s early (and official) weigh ins will stream LIVE from the promotion’s host hotel in the embedded video above beginning promptly at 9 a.m. ET. The festivities are expected to last roughly two hours, but could end much earlier depending on how quickly all 28 fighters get to the scale.

Also because of this.

The promotion will also stage UFC 299’s ceremonial weigh ins complete with fighter staredowns RIGHT HERE live from Kaseya Center at 5 p.m. ET. Note: Florida Athletic Commission (FAC) affords a one-pound allowance in non-title fights, but championship contests must return the exact weights, no exceptions.

Complete UFC 299 early weigh ins text results below:

UFC 299 Main Card On ESPN+ PPV:

135 lbs.: UFC Bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley () vs. Marlon Vera ()
155 lbs.: Dustin Poirier () vs. Benoit Saint-Denis ()
170 lbs.: Kevin Holland () vs. Michael Page ()
170 lbs.: Gilbert Burns () vs. Jack Della Maddalena ()
135 lbs.: Petr Yan () vs. Yadong Song ()

UFC 299 Late ‘Prelims’ Card On ESPN/ESPN+:

265 lbs.: Curtis Blaydes () vs. Jailton Almeida ()
125 lbs.: Katlyn Cerminara () vs. Maycee Barber ()
155 lbs.: Mateusz Gamrot () vs. Rafael dos Anjos ()
135 lbs.: Pedro Munhoz () vs. Kyler Phillips ()

UFC 299 Early ‘Prelims’ Card On Fight Pass/ESPN+:

205 lbs.: Ion Cutelaba () vs. Philipe Lins ()
185 lbs.: Michel Pereira () vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk ()
265 lbs.: Robelis Despaigne () vs. Josh Parisian ()
125 lbs.: C.J. Vergara () vs. Asu Almabaev ()
125 lbs.: Joanne Wood () vs. Maryna Moroz ()

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 299 fight card right RIGHT HERE, starting with the early ESPN+ “Prelims” matches at 6 p.m. ET, followed by the remaining undercard balance on ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.

To check out the latest and greatest UFC 299: “O’Malley vs. Vera” news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right here. For the updated and finalized UFC 299 fight card and ESPN+ lineup click here.

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