Kape vs Almabayev Prediction

The Portuguese athlete is a versatile fighter - a basic kickboxer with decent grappling skills. Professionally, Kape has been competing under MMA rules since 2012. As a bright prospect, Manel participated in the Rizin organization's Grand Prix, where he reached the semifinals. In 2019, Kape defeated Kai Asakura, becoming the bantamweight champion. At that time, the Portuguese fighter was noticed and signed by Dana White's promotion. During this period, he moved to a lighter weight class. Despite two losses in his debut fights, UFC gave Manel a chance, and as it turned out, it was not in vain: over the next six fights, "Starboy" lost only once, and that was to Muhammad Mokaev, who had zero losses on his record. Currently, Kape is ranked sixth in his division, with 20 wins and 7 losses to his name.

The fighter from Kazakhstan is a grappling specialist and an international master of sports in jiu-jitsu. Almabaev entered mixed martial arts in 2013. In the early stages of his career, Asu switched between many organizations in Russia from Kazakhstan. Then Almabaev moved to M-1, where he managed to establish himself and even become an interim champion. After several victories in the Brave promotion, the Kazakh fighter was signed to the UFC. There, Asu made an excellent debut and went on to secure three more victories in a year. Currently, "Zulfigar" is ranked eighth, with a record of 21 wins and 2 losses.