UFC announces Joshua Van vs. Manel Kape for UFC 336 on Jan. 30

UFC announced Joshua Van vs. Manel Kape for UFC 336 on Jan. 30, 2027, and advertised live coverage on Paramount+. Damon Martin of MMA Fighting reports that Van will defend his flyweight title against Kape at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. Fightful places the bout in the main event. Martin says the matchup was announced during the UFC 333 broadcast on Oct. 24, 2026.

Martin reports that Van defended his title against Tatsuro Taira and later beat Alexandre Pantoja in a rematch. Kape most recently knocked out Kyoji Horiguchi in the third round, according to MMA Fighting. Reacting to the booking, @uncrownedcombat wrote, “Oh, this is going to be good.”

UFC 336 also has an interim welterweight title fight between Carlos Prates and Michael Morales, according to Fightful. places that bout in the co-main event.