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Manel Kape slams ‘coward’ Alex Perez after mid-event fight cancelation

UFC flyweight Manel Kape went nuclear after his fight against Alex Perez was canceled on Saturday.

During the broadcast of UFC San Antonio, UFC play-by-play announcer Brendan Fitzgerald announced that Perez vs. Kape was canceled due to the former dealing with a ‘medical issue’ after he arrived to the arena. That explanation was not enough for Kape, who went off on Perez after he found out he would not step into the Octagon as expected.

A coward will always be a coward pic.twitter.com/Ko4uMKBh4L

— u30deu30cdu30ebu30fbu30b1u30a4u30d7 Manel Kape (@ManelKape) March 26, 2023

“Unfortunately, my opponent just came to the [weigh-in] to pose and take a picture!