Van and Kape trade barbs after UFC 336 title fight announcement
Joshua Van and Manel Kape will fight for the flyweight belt at UFC 336 on 30 January 2027 in Canada and traded jibes on social media after the announcement. In the co-main event, Carlos Prates and Michael Morales meet for the interim welterweight title.
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Joshua Van e Manel Kape vão se enfrentar pelo cinturão dos moscas (57 kg) na luta principal do UFC 336, marcado para 30 de janeiro de 2027, no Canadá. O anúncio saiu no último sábado (24).
A troca de provocações nas redes sociais veio dias depois de o Ultimate oficializar a disputa — e começou com Kape, que sugeriu ao rival usar capacete para evitar danos maiores.
"É melhor você passar um tempo trabalhando essa defesa, garoto, ou peça para o UFC te deixar usar um capacete. Você tem minha permissão. Porque vou causar sérios danos nessa cabeça de ervilha", escreveu o angolano no X.
O campeão, de 25 anos, respondeu citando o histórico de lesões do desafiante e os problemas dele com a balança nas pesagens. "Cala essa boca! Bata o peso e apareça (para lutar)! É melhor eu não ouvir mais essa palhaçada sobre lesão no dedão do pé novamente", rebateu o representante de Mianmar.
A rixa vem de longe. Ainda em dezembro de 2025, logo depois do nocaute sobre Brandon Royval, o angolano avisou que seria um pesadelo para o dono do cinturão; Van respondeu e até sugeriu um local para o duelo. Neste ano, o campeão ironizou a forma física do rival, e Kape prometeu tornar a luta "fácil".
No card de janeiro também há co-main event de peso: na categoria meio-médio, 77 kg, Carlos Prates e Michael Morales brigam pelo cinturão interino; o vencedor deve encarar, na rodada seguinte, o campeão linear Islam Makhachev, valendo a unificação.
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