Yuki Angdembe Stops India's Mandeep Prajapati in the First Round at MFN 18

Yuki Angdembe Stops India’s Mandeep Prajapati in the First Round at MFN 18

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The Buzz Nepal
May 3 , 2026

Nepal’s Yuki Angdembe walked into Greater Noida, stepped into the cage against one of India’s most hyped fighters, and made it look clinical.

Matrix Fight Night 18 was one of the most anticipatedMMAcards to come out of South Asia this year, and the matchup between Nepal’s Yuki Angdembe and India’s Mandeep “Baaghi” Prajapati was the fight everyone had circled on the card. The buildup had been loud, the rivalry framing had been sharp, and the stakes were real. When the cage door closed, it was Nepal’s man who delivered.

Yuki Angdembe submitted Mandeep Prajapati in the opening round, bringing the fight to an end before it ever had the chance to develop into the drawn-out war many had anticipated. It was a composed, experienced performance from a fighter who has spent years quietly building one of the most credibleresumesin Nepali MMA, competing in international promotions like BRAVE CF and Eternal MMA long before the spotlight arrived.

Mandeep had entered MFN 18 on the back of a three-fight win streak and with considerable momentum behind him. His style, built around relentless pressure and crowd-pleasing aggression, had earned him apassionatefollowing. But against a fighter of Yuki’s technical pedigree and experience, that pressure found no purchase. Yuki controlled the fight and finished it on his terms.

The result is a significant one for Nepali MMA. Yuki Angdembe has been one of the sport’s most diligent workers in Nepal for years, grinding throughinternationalcircuits without the kind of mainstream attention that other fighters in the region have attracted. A first-round submission win over a highly touted Indian fighter on a major South Asian MMA platform is exactly the kind of result that changes that conversation.

MMA in Nepal is growing, and Yuki Angdembe just gave it one of its best moments of 2083.