Rogério Bontorin

UFC flyweight Rogério Bontorin’s time fighting in the Octagon has come to an abrupt conclusion as the promotion has reportedly released him. The news of Bontorin’s release was first reported by UFC watchdog UFC Roster Watch on Twitter. Bontorin was slated to face up-and-coming flyweight contender Manel...

Less than two weeks after Rogerio Bontorin was hospitalized and his fight with UFC 275 cancelled, the UFC has released the veteran from contract. Bontorin plans to move to bantamweight after a bad weight cut sent him to the hospital, prompting the UFC call off his fight with Manel Kape in Singapore. The two had been rebooked from UFC 252 when an ankle injury forced Bontorin to withdraw.

A permanent relocation up to bantamweight might be in the cards for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Rogerio Bontorin. Ahead of the early weigh-ins for UFC 275 on Friday, Bontorin was set to hit the scales for his flyweight clash against Manel Kape. Before it took place, Eurosport NL reported that Bontorin was hospitalized that morning for what was at the time undisclosed issues. Combate subsequently broke the story that Bontorin was sent to the hospital due to kidney pain, when he was about 130 pounds and trying to cut the remaining four. The UFC has confirmed Bontorin’s withdrawal due to “issues with weight management,” and the lineup shifted to slot the welterweight scrap between Andre Fialho and Jake Matthews up to the main card.

UFC 275 is taking place this Saturday, June 11th at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore and has lost a slated main card bout between Rogerio Bontorin and Manel Kape. Confirmed by multiple people, the Bontorin (16-4 MMA) vs Kape (17-6 MMA) flyweight bout will no longer take place...

The UFC 275 main card has taken a hit. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that the flyweight bout between Manel Kape and Rogerio Bontorin will no longer take place on Saturday’s card in Singapore. MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz reports Bontorin had...

*** Rogerio Bontorin encountered kidney issues during an unsuccessful weight cut and was sent to a nearby hospital, canceling his 125-pound showdown with Kape (FULL DETAILS) ***. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Flyweight contenders Rogerio Bontorin and Manel Kape will throw down this weekend (Sat., June 11, 2022) at UFC 275...

A flyweight showdown between Manel Kape and Rogerio Bontorin has been booked for UFC 275. The Las Vegas-based promotion announced the bout on Wednesday. UFC 275 takes place at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore, on June 11 and is headlined by a light heavyweight title clash between Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka. In the co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko defends her flyweight belt against Taila Santos.

An exciting flyweight scrap between Rogério Bontorin and Manel Kape has been added to the UFC 275 pay-per-view. The event, set for June 11, is slated to go down inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. As well as marking the UFC‘s return to the Asian nation for the first time since 2019, UFC 275 will also represent the MMA leader’s first Singapore-held PPV.

Manel Kape already has a fight lined up after missing out on a recent opportunity. The UFC announced Wednesday that Kape (17-6) will fight Rogerio Bontorin (17-4, 1 NC) at UFC 275 on June 11 in at at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Kape, a former RIZIN champion at...

Rogerio Bontorin is unhappy with the way things went during his UFC Vegas 46 bout with Brandon Royval. The Brazilian flyweight lost a split decision to Royval at the January 15 event, but is adamant that he won the first two rounds. Judge Douglas Crosby was the only to score it that way, with Eric Colon and Chris Lee giving Royval the nod in rounds one and three.

Brandon Royval thinks Rogerio Bontorin tapped in their fight at UFC Vegas 46. Royval was entering the fight on a two-fight losing streak and looking to get back into the win column in a big way. In the fight against Bontorin, it was a back-and-forth fight but in the third round, Royval had Bontorin in an armbar it appeared the Brazilian tapped.

After a nearly unheard of four weeks off for the UFC, there was a lot of excitement going into UFC Vegas 46. Yes, even with ten fights falling apart and the loss of backflipping maniac Michel Pereira. Alas, the card was a relatively lackluster affair with just two finishes across 12 fights. Main event? Fantastic. Prelims? Pass.