“Every fight that has been canceled, the next fight that they offered me is always a better fighter, so this is what makes me excited,” Kape said, identifying the first element that has helped him maintain a mostly positive outlook through the string of scuttled bouts. “We had Bontorin, he was No. 8, and he pulled out because he couldn’t make weight, and we got David Dvorak. After that, we have Alex Perez, and after Alex Perez, it was supposed to be Deiveson (Figueiredo) and Kai Kara-France, so it’s always a good matchup, always a high-ranked fighter.
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“I did change my mentality a little bit because I have a daughter now and I’m more focused,” continued the proud father, shifting his thoughts to his little girl. “I know what I have to do to be a champion — I’ve been a champion before — and I know I have the skills for that, so I just change my mentality. I focus more on my daughter, giving everything to her, and this is what makes me more focused, more of a savage.
“She’s my fuel,” he added, beaming. “I come back from training tired, and the energy comes back again. This is my reason. This is why I’m doing this. I have my purpose in life to be the best, but it’s all to give the best to my family.”
