Interim Welterweight Title Fight Set For UFC 336, Flyweight Title Fight To Headline

Two title fights have been announced for UFC 336.

During UFC 333, the promotion announced that Carlos Prates will fight Michael Morales for the Interim Welterweight Championship at UFC 336 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on January 30.

Islam Makhachev is the reigning Welterweight Champion, but was unable to fight in January due to Ramadan.

Prates is coming off three straight (T)KO victories and three straight Performance of the Night bonuses, finishing Geoff Neal, Leon Edwards, and Jack Della Maddalena in his last three fights. Morales is 19-0 in his career. He’s won his last three fights by first round TKO, finishing Neil Magney, Gilbert Burns, and Sean Brady.

In the main event, Joshua Van will defend the Flyweight Title against Manel Kape. Van has won eight straight fights and made two successful title defenses, most recently defeating Alexandre Pantoja. Kape has won four straight fights, finishing Bruno Gustavo da Silva, Asu Almabayev, Brandon Royval, and Kyoji Horiguchi.

They're here to THROW HANDS 👊@thenightmare170 vs @michaellmma

[ #UFC336 | Jan 30 | LIVE on @paramountplus ] pic.twitter.com/7J5F1W10uh

— UFC (@ufc) October 24, 2026

SOME FIGHTS JUST MAKE SENSE@JoshuaVanBT vs @ManelKape

[ #UFC336 | Jan 30 | LIVE on @paramountplus ] pic.twitter.com/tdxnd19Wq4

— UFC (@ufc) October 24, 2026

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