watch here<\/a>). \u201cTwo plus two is not six \u2014 it\u2019s four. And Royval just beat Tatsuro Taira. He broke him mentally and physically. I did Brandon Royval in one round. So do the math.\u201d<\/p>\nDespite Taira being cageside for the UFC 323 main event \u2014 and UFC CEO Dana White previously hinting at a potential Flyweight title fight in Japan \u2014 Kape doesn\u2019t believe the Japanese contender moves the needle.<\/p>\n
\u201cNobody knows Tatsuro Taira in Japan. Believe me, nobody knows,\u201d Kape said. \u201cIf you go to Japan, nobody knows him. They think he\u2019s a cookie. You say \u2018Tatsuro Taira\u2019 and they think it\u2019s a cookie. But you say my name \u2014 everybody knows that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know why people talk about Taira so much when you see me fight and you see my style. There\u2019s no room for my name to be near his,\u201d Kape added. \u201cWe are different people. We are different fighters. I bring excitement. I bring finishes. I ain\u2019t boring. And this guy just knows how to say, \u2018I\u2019m happy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Kape doubled down, framing himself as the smarter business move.<\/p>\n
\u201cUFC is a smart and intelligent company, right? They make smart investments,\u201d Kape concluded. \u201cSo if they want to stay smart, they have to invest in me. Only me. Manel in Japan can be the advertisement in Japan. They don\u2019t need Japanese fighters \u2014 their own people don\u2019t even like them. They like the Starboy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kape certainly talks the talk \u2014 but more importantly, he\u2019s backing it up. The soon-to-be No. 2-ranked Flyweight is riding a three-fight win streak, all by knockout, and has become the first fighter to finish all three of those opponents inside the UFC.<\/p>\n
Loud? Absolutely.
Wrong? That\u2019s becoming harder to argue.<\/p>\n
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