Royval vs. Kape to Headline the Last UFC Event of 2025
A highly anticipated flyweight clash between Brandon Royval and Manel Kape will be the main event of the final 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.
UFC ranks Royval and Kape as numbers 3 and 7 respectively in the flyweight division. This will be the third time this year that the UFC has scheduled this matchup.
Originally, they were expected to face each other on March 1st, but Royval withdrew due to an injury. They were then rescheduled for UFC 317 in June, but Kape was also forced to withdraw, due to an injury.
Royval, training in Denver, accepted a last-minute substitution at UFC 317 against Joshua Van. Royval lost by decision, in a fight that was awarded Fight of the Night.
Before that loss, Royval had achieved two split-decision victories against top-tier talents like Brandon Moreno and Tatsuro Taira.
Kape has won six of his last seven appearances, including a knockout against Asu Almabayev in March.
