The first of five UFC events in the month of March took place Saturday with UFC Fight Night 253, which went down at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The 10-fight lineup was capped off by a flyweight headliner. Manel Kape (21-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) rose to the occasion of his first main event with the promotion with a third-round TKO of Asu Almabayev (21-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC).
For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 253.
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