India, June 21 -- Manel Kape may have done enough to put himself next in line for a flyweight title shot after stopping Kyoji Horiguchi in the third round at UFC Vegas 119. Nearly nine years after losing to Horiguchi in Japan, Kape got his revenge in Las Vegas and did it with the kind of finish that keeps him firmly in the title conversation. With Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja still sorting out their side of the division, Kape has made a strong case that he should be the next man up.

Their first meeting in 2017 had gone very differently, with Horiguchi's experience proving too much for a younger, less polished Kape in the Rizin Grand Prix semifinal. This time, though, Kape looked like the more complete fighter to go with the same dang...