Joshua Van to Manel Kape: 'Start cutting now cuz u better make weight'
The UFC flyweight champion aimed a crude post at his likely next challenger, who says he will weigh as much as 160 pounds on fight night.
UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van has told Manel Kape to start cutting weight now.
"Yo fat f***. Start cutting now cuz u better make weight !! We don't want another weight excuse. Let's give the people wht they want!!! #tittyboi," Van wrote on X on Wednesday. The post had been viewed more than half a million times within hours.
Van beat Alexandre Pantoja by unanimous decision at UFC 331 in Los Angeles this month to keep the title. Kape, 23-7, has said he will weigh as much as 160 pounds on fight night after rehydrating, having written: "You're all going to be surprised by how easy I make this fight look."
The fight has not been officially booked, but bookmakers have already opened odds on it, with the two almost level. More on both fighters is on our Joshua Van and Manel Kape pages.
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