MANEL KAPE MEETS THE FLYWEIGHT GOAT!
"Mighty" Demetrious Johnson welcomes flyweight contender Manel Kape to the show ahead of his UFC Fight Night main event vs Asu Almabayev!
Timecodes
0:00 Intro
0:55 PrizePicks Code MIGHTYCAST
1:39 Welcome Manel Kape!
2:45 Manel’s Rise Through Rizin
5:48 Manel’s Intro to MMA
9:32 Manel Kape vs Bruno Silva BREAKDOWN
10:44 The Differences Between MMA and Boxing
12:14 Manel’s Amateur Boxing Career
13:14 Hiding MMA Training from His Parents
15:18 Kape’s First MMA Fight
18:00 Ladder LINK IN BIO
19:41 The Struggle of Smaller Weight Classes in the Early MMA Days
21:06 Why Manel Chose MMA Over Pro Soccer
22:00 Manel Thought BJJ was BS 😂
24:35 Manel Kape vs Kai Asakura BREAKDOWN
25:37 Why Manel Kape Fought in Shoes in Rizin
27:55 Lots of Cages and Rings are Slippery
30:38 Leaving Rizin and Joining the UFC
34:52 The Restriction of Championship Clauses
37:16 Manel’s had 5 UFC Opponents Pull Out (Fight Cancelled 1 Hour Before Fight)
39:44 Manel’s Struggle with Cutting Weight
41:45 DJ CALLS OUT Manel on His True Height 😂
43:25 Manel CALLS OUT Michael 😂
43:59 Manel’s Reaction to Izzy Losing
45:53 Kape vs Asu Almabayev BREAKDOWN
49:24 Kai Kara France vs Pantoja BREAKDOWN
49:52 What was the BEST Era of the Flyweight Division?
53:08 Manel is an Underrated Grappler
54:07 Mokaev vs Kape Controversy
58:56 Light Heavyweight was STACKED When Jones was Champ
1:01:00 Kape’s Reaction to Mokaev Getting Cut
1:05:11 Where to Follow Manel!
1:10:27 Mighty Recap
1:10:39 Brand Royval Pulling Out vs Kape
1:11:37 Kape vs Asu Almabayev BREAKDOWN
1:13:48 Don’t Disrespect Kape…
1:15:33 Is Flyweight Better Now or During DJ’s Reign?
1:17:00 Pantoja is a BEAST
1:17:41 Is Flyweight Better Now or During DJ’s Reign? PT. 2
1:18:50 The Journey of an Athlete
1:19:38 Fighting in Shoes is AMAZING