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Set to face Alex Perez
Nicolau won't face Manel Kape and instead will take on Alex Perez on April 27 in the main event of UFC Vegas 91, Danny Segura and Nolan King of MMA Junkie report.
ANALYSIS
Nicolau was the last fighter to defeat Kape, winning a split decision in March 2021, and he was eager to face him again, especially considering Nicolau is looking to rebound from a loss. His recent defeat to Brandon Royval snapped the 31-year-old's six-fight winning streak. Nicolau owns a 19-4-1 record in MMA and 7-2 at the UFC level.
Nicolau was the last fighter to defeat Kape, winning a split decision in March 2021, and he was eager to face him again, especially considering Nicolau is looking to rebound from a loss. His recent defeat to Brandon Royval snapped the 31-year-old's six-fight winning streak. Nicolau owns a 19-4-1 record in MMA and 7-2 at the UFC level.
Will fight Kape in April
Nicolau is set to face Manel Kape on April 27 in the main event of UFC Vegas 91, Alex Behunin of MMA Mania reports.
ANALYSIS
Nicolau was expected to fight Kape on Jan. 13, but the bout was called off after Nicolau missed weight one day before the event. Both fighters are now slated to meet again in April, and providing no one misses weight this time, Nicolau will aim to improve on his 7-2 record at the UFC level. He'll also aim to stop Kape's four-fight winning streak.
Nicolau was expected to fight Kape on Jan. 13, but the bout was called off after Nicolau missed weight one day before the event. Both fighters are now slated to meet again in April, and providing no one misses weight this time, Nicolau will aim to improve on his 7-2 record at the UFC level. He'll also aim to stop Kape's four-fight winning streak.
Fight called off
Nicolau's scheduled fight against Manel Kape at UFC Vegas 84 was canceled Friday after Kape missed weight, Nolan King of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
Nicolau will no longer have the opportunity to improve to 2-0 against Kape after defeating him via split decision in March 2021. Nicolau sits at 7-2 in the UFC, though he has yet to redeem himself after losing to Brandon Royval in April.
Nicolau will no longer have the opportunity to improve to 2-0 against Kape after defeating him via split decision in March 2021. Nicolau sits at 7-2 in the UFC, though he has yet to redeem himself after losing to Brandon Royval in April.
Rematch with Kape
Nicolau will take on Manel Kape at the UFC event on Jan. 13, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Nicolau and Kape first met back in March of 2021 when Nicolau took the win on a split decision. Nicolau is 3-1 since then with his one loss coming in his last bout in April against Brandon Royval.
Nicolau and Kape first met back in March of 2021 when Nicolau took the win on a split decision. Nicolau is 3-1 since then with his one loss coming in his last bout in April against Brandon Royval.
Crushing loss to Brandon Royval
Nicolau lost to Brandon Royval via KO (strikes) at 2:09 of Round 1 at UFC on ESPN 44 on Saturday in Kansas City.
ANALYSIS
It's an absolutely crushing loss for Nicolau, who entered as a significant -210 favorite. He ducked down a couple minutes into the fight and was greeted by a crushing knee from Royval which set into motion the set of events which ended Nicolau's evening. The Brazilian entered on a six-fight winning streak, with his last defeat prior to this coming against Dustin Ortiz way back in July 2018. Nicolau has a window to recover from this setback considering he turned just 30 years of age in early-January, but it's going to take some time. All three of Nicolau's professional defeats have come via knockout.
It's an absolutely crushing loss for Nicolau, who entered as a significant -210 favorite. He ducked down a couple minutes into the fight and was greeted by a crushing knee from Royval which set into motion the set of events which ended Nicolau's evening. The Brazilian entered on a six-fight winning streak, with his last defeat prior to this coming against Dustin Ortiz way back in July 2018. Nicolau has a window to recover from this setback considering he turned just 30 years of age in early-January, but it's going to take some time. All three of Nicolau's professional defeats have come via knockout.