Royval vs. Kape to Headline Final UFC Event in 2025
An exciting flyweight matchup between Brandon Royval and Manel Kape will be the main event of the last UFC event in 2025, scheduled for December 13th in Las Vegas.
Both fighters confirmed the five-round fight through their social media. The UFC Fight Night event will take place at the Apex.
Royval and Kape are currently in third and seventh place, respectively, in the UFC flyweight rankings. This will be the third time this year that the UFC has scheduled this fight.
Originally, they were expected to face each other on March 1, but Royval withdrew due to an injury. Subsequently, the fight was rescheduled for UFC 317 in June, although Kape also had to withdraw due to an injury.
Royval, training in Denver, accepted a last-minute substitution at UFC 317 against Joshua Van, 23 years old. Royval lost by decision, in a fight that was recognized as the Fight of the Night and that propelled Van towards a future title opportunity. Before this setback, Royval had achieved consecutive split decision victories against Brandon Moreno and Tatsuro Taira.
Kape has won six of his last seven appearances, including a knockout over Asu Almabayev in March.
