Joshua Van and Manel Kape Finally Settle Their Flyweight Beef at UFC 336

The UFC finally booked the flyweight grudge match we have all been waiting for, and it is landing right in the co-main slot for UFC 336. Joshua Van and Manel Kape are officially set to settle their beef with the 125-pound title on the line.

Van has spent the last few months publicly accusing Kape of dodging this championship fight. That is the fight game equivalent of calling someone out in the middle of a crowded bar and waiting to see if they actually stand up. Well, Kape finally stood up, and now they get to punch each other in a cage about it.

"Manel Kape stated he is ready to 'paint a masterpiece' with Joshua Van."

The stakes here are massive for the flyweight division. Kape is riding a terrifying four-fight knockout streak, turning off lights with the kind of power that usually does not exist in this weight class. Meanwhile, Van is sitting on the throne, representing Myanmar and looking to prove his reign is built on concrete, not just good timing.

Kape recently told reporters he is ready to "paint a masterpiece" with Van. That is a beautiful, poetic quote right up until you remember his version of a paintbrush is a shin bone to the orbital. Oddsmakers are going to have an absolute headache trying to price Kape's violent momentum against Van's championship pedigree.

UFC 336 goes down on January 30th, which gives us plenty of time for the bad blood to boil over. We have a few months of elite trash talk ahead of us before they actually lock the cage door, so expect this rivalry to get a lot louder before weigh-ins.