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Kyoji Horiguchi kicked off his second UFC stint with a submission victory. | Getty/UFC
The card for the UFC’s first Apex event of 2026 is continuing to grow with the addition of five new bouts.
The most noteworthy of those is the UFC Vegas 113 co-main event, which pits Kyoji Horiguchi against Amir Albazi in a flyweight battle. Other confirmed pairings include Ryan Spann vs. Rizvan Kuniev at heavyweight; Michal Oleksiejczuk vs. Marc-Andre Barriault at middleweight; Jean Matsumoto vs. Farid Basharat at bantamweight and Uran Satybaldiev vs. Julius Walker at light heavyweight. The bouts were announced during the UFC on ESPN 73 broadcast this past Saturday.
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UFC Vegas 113 takes place on Feb. 7 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a bantamweight showdown between Mario Bautista and Vinicius Oliveira. The card will air in its entirety on Paramount+.
Horiguchi, a former flyweight title challenger in the Octagon, returned to the promotion for the first time since 2016 at UFC Qatar, where he scored a third-round submission of Tagir Ulanbekov. The former Rizin champion is unbeaten in his last seven professional outings dating back to September 2022.
Albazi, meanwhile, has been victorious in 17 of 19 apppearances since making his pro debut in 2009. “The Prince” had a five-bout UFC winning streak snapped in his last outing, when he dropped a five-round verdict against Brandon Moreno at UFC Fight Night 246 on Nov. 2.
UFC Vegas 113 Card
Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira
Amir Albazi vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
Ryan Spann vs. Rizvan Kuniev
Michal Oleksiejczuk vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
Jean Matsumoto vs. Farid Basharat
Uran Satybaldiev vs. Julius Walker
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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