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UFC Fight Night 253 - Kape vs. Almabayev

March 1, 2025UFC ApexLas Vegas, Nevada

UFC Fight Night 253 - Kape vs. Almabayev took place on March 1, 2025 at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, with 10 fights on the card. The main event featured Manel Kape vs Asu Almabayev in the Flyweight division.

Date

March 1, 2025

Venue

UFC Apex

Venue

Las Vegas, Nevada

Fights

10 fights

Results

Main Event

Flyweight

Main Event

Win(TKO (Retirement) - R3 2:16)

#2Manel Kape22-7-0

#8Asu Almabayev23-3-0

UFC Fight Night 253 - Kape vs. Almabayev3/1/2025

Co-Main Event

Middleweight

Win(TKO (Punches) - R1 4:45)

Cody Brundage11-8-0

Julian Marquez9-6-0

UFC Fight Night 253 - Kape vs. Almabayev3/1/2025

Undercard

Lightweight

Win(Decision (Split) - R3 5:00)

Nasrat Haqparast18-6-0

Esteban Ribovics15-2-0

UFC Fight Night 253 - Kape vs. Almabayev3/1/2025

Featherweight

Win(Decision (Split) - R3 5:00)

Hyder Amil11-2-0

William Gomis15-3-0

UFC Fight Night 253 - Kape vs. Almabayev3/1/2025

Welterweight

Win(KO (Punches) - R1 3:10)

Sam Patterson14-2-1

Danny Barlow9-2-0

UFC Fight Night 253 - Kape vs. Almabayev3/1/2025

Heavyweight

Win(KO (Punch) - R2 0:39)

Mario Pinto11-0-0

Austen Lane13-7-0

UFC Fight Night 253 - Kape vs. Almabayev3/1/2025

Featherweight

Win(Decision (Unanimous) - R3 5:00)

Jose Mariscal18-7-0

Ricardo Ramos17-8-0

UFC Fight Night 253 - Kape vs. Almabayev3/1/2025

148lb Catchweight

Win(Decision (Split) - R3 5:00)

Danny Silva10-2-0

Lucas Almeida15-5-0

UFC Fight Night 253 - Kape vs. Almabayev3/1/2025

Flyweight

Win(Decision (Unanimous) - R3 5:00)

#14J.J. Aldrich14-7-0

Andrea Lee13-11-0

UFC Fight Night 253 - Kape vs. Almabayev3/1/2025

Flyweight

Win(Decision (Unanimous) - R3 5:00)

Ramazonbek Temirov19-3-0

#13Charles Johnson18-8-0

UFC Fight Night 253 - Kape vs. Almabayev3/1/2025