Kape is set to fight Asu Almabayev at UFC Fight Night 253 after Brandon Royval pulled out due to injury. Confidently, Kape believes a victory could earn him a title shot against Alexandre Pantoja.

The ex-champ then lost a split decision to Brandon Royval in February 2024. Moreno bounced back from that loss with a decision win over Amir Albazi in the main event of a UFC Fight Night event in ...

2. Brandon Royval (17-7) | UFC [2] Royval slowed Tatsuro Taira’s ascent in the UFC Vegas 98 headliner, as he outlanded his foe on the feet and survived some precarious grappling situations to ...

The ex-champ then lost a split decision to Brandon Royval in February 2024. Moreno bounced back from that loss with a decision win over Amir Albazi in the main event of a UFC Fight Night event in ...

Royval has won five of his last six Octagon appearances, with his only defeat coming against Alexandre Pantoja in a flyweight title bout at UFC 296. Since that loss, "Raw Dawg" has posted back-to ...

UFC Vegas 103 is falling apart, creating a headache for the promotion, as two fights have now been scrapped following the weigh-ins. The flyweight bout between Manel Kape and Brandon Royval was ...

Kape was due to face Brandon Royval in the main event of UFC Vegas 103, but the bout was rearranged at the start of February. Royval had suffered concussions during camp, which forced the UFC to ...

Kape was originally supposed to fight No. 1 flyweight contender Brandon Royval at the event; however, an injury forced Royval off the card at the beginning of the month. Almabayev is a 21-2 ...

Kape (20-7) had prepared to punch his ticket to a UFC flyweight title shot by beating former title challenger Brandon Royval (No. 1) this weekend. An injury forced Royval off the card. Suddenly ...

Here are five matches to make following UFC Vegas 103. Advertisement Manel Kape vs. Brandon Royval The main event saw Kape (21-7) continue his flyweight ascent by defeating Almabayev (21-3 ...

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Kape was originally supposed to meet #1-ranked Brandon Royval in a potential flyweight title eliminator fight before Royval suffered an injury, and now “Starboy ...

Orginally scheduled to face former title challenger Brandon Royval before "Raw Dawg" suffered an injury, Kape came into UFC Vegas 103 after stopping Bruno Silva with strikes in December.