Brandon Royval and Manel Kape are booked (once more) to shut out the UFC’s 2025 marketing campaign.
MMA Preventing’s Mike Heck confirmed with sources with information of the matchup that Royval (17-8) and Kape (21-7) have formally been rescheduled to fulfill in the principle occasion of UFC Vegas 112, the ultimate UFC present of the yr. The bout was first reported by Eurosport.
The flyweight contenders are hoping the third time is a attraction for his or her in-cage duel as they had been beforehand booked to combat this previous March (Royval withdrew because of an harm) after which the next June at UFC 317, just for Kape to then withdraw because of an harm. Now, they get one other likelihood to compete with a possible title shot on the road.
Royval, presently No. 4 at 125 kilos within the MMA Preventing International Rankings, is coming off of a call loss to the white-hot Joshua Van. Previous to that setback, Royval had gained two straight fights and 5 of six, together with break up nods over former champion Brandon Moreno and then-undefeated prospect Tatsuro Taira. He beforehand challenged for flyweight gold at UFC 296, the place he was outpointed over 5 rounds by present champion Alexandre Pantoja.
Simply behind Royval at No. 6 is Kape, an exciting striker who has hit his stride within the UFC. The previous RIZIN champion is coming off of back-to-back knockouts of Asu Almabayev and Bruno “Bulldog” Silva and has gained six of his previous seven fights.
UFC Vegas 112 takes place Dec. 12 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
