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Joshua Van vs Manel Kape fight odds have been posted by BetOnline following Van's win over Tatsuro Taira at UFC 328.
Despite the victory, oddsmakers still have Van as an underdog in this potential fight.
Joshua Van +135
Manel Kape -255
The UFC 328 victory was a fifth-round TKO.
Van (17-2) originally won his Flyweight belt via an absolute fluke — the freak injury of Alexandre Pantoja — but this win was fully earned. Van out-landed
The bout had the distinction of being the youngest title fight in UFC history with the 24-year-old Van and 26-year-old Taira. It was also the first time two Asian-born men fought for a UFC title.
Kape is scheduled to face Kyoji Horiguchi in a 5-round main event at UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi 2 on June 20, 2026, at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. This fight is a rematch of their 2017 meeting, which Kape chose to take rather than wait for a title shot..
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
