Overview
- The flyweight main event rematch between Manel Kape and Kyoji Horiguchi is scheduled for June 20, 2026, at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas and will stream exclusively on Paramount+.
- Horiguchi holds the lone prior win, a third-round arm-triangle submission over Kape in December 2017, which shapes expectations for adjustments and strategy in the rematch.
- Online sportsbooks opened heavy lines favoring Horiguchi at about -400 with Kape around +300 and early analyst picks lean to a Horiguchi decision in a longer fight.
- Coverage describes a likely but unconfirmed outcome that the bout will position the winner to challenge for the UFC flyweight title, with Joshua Van mentioned as a potential next opponent.
- The published fight card lists multiple prelim and main-card bouts for the event and the articles note Paramount+ base subscriptions include access to the live stream.