Manel Kape has not been in the UFC for very long but that has not stopped him from making an impact. The former Rizin athlete had a rough start to life in the UFC but appears to have gotten everything together.

UFC Vegas 44 saw Manel Kape beat Zhalgas Zhumagulov by TKO in the first round. He now moves to two wins in a row and both have come by knockout. He now finds himself very confident about what's next.

“Two fights, I’m the biggest name in flyweight,” Kape told MMA Junkie following Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 31 event. “I came here, I was champion before, and my first fight was for backup for the fight. This is the business that I have with the UFC. To be a champion, I’m beautiful like a champion, I talk like a champion, I dress like a champion. Nobody has my style, nobody talks like me, nobody is more beautiful than me, so I have all the package to be a champion.”

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Manel Kape is certainly not short on confidence following the big knockout win. The UFC flyweight believes it's only a matter of time before he becomes champion. He's been building his confidence for a long time.

“[It comes] from training, from hard work,” Kape said. “It’s destiny. My father was a former world champion, I was a former world champion, too. This is something that belongs in my family, in my blood, in my destiny.”

It will be interesting to see if Manel Kape is able to capture the flyweight belt in the near future. The UFC will be hoping he adds fresh blood to a division that needs it.