UFC 336: Van defends flyweight belt and Prates fights Morales for interim gold
UFC 336, the promotion's first numbered event of 2027, takes place in Toronto on 30 January with Joshua Van defending the flyweight belt against Manel Kape and Carlos Prates fighting Michael Morales for interim gold.
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O UFC 336 vai levar uma dobradinha de cinturões a Toronto em 30 de janeiro, o primeiro evento numerado da organização em 2027.
Joshua Van coloca o cinturão dos moscas em jogo contra Manel Kape; Carlos Prates e Michael Morales se enfrentam pelo cinturão interino dos meio-médios. As duas lutas foram anunciadas na transmissão do UFC 333, na noite de sábado.
Van, o segundo campeão mais jovem que o UFC já teve, está na quarta luta de título em 11 meses, depois de vencer Pantoja no ano passado. Uma vitória em Toronto seguida de outra defesa bem-sucedida antes de 9 de maio o tornaria o único campeão com quatro defesas em um ano, algo que Dvalishvili não conseguiu.
Kape finalizou 20 das suas 23 vitórias profissionais e tem quatro nocautes seguidos no UFC, tendo conquistado a chance depois de vingar a derrota para Kyoji Horiguchi no meio do ano.
Os dois principais candidatos ao cinturão de Makhachev, Prates e Morales, vão agora resolver a questão entre si, com o campeão sem condições de se comprometer com janeiro por causa de lesão e com o Ramadã se aproximando. O card acontece na Scotiabank Arena, primeira visita da organização ao local em dois anos.
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