Manel Kape and Brandon Royval are set for a scrap on March 1 to find out flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja’s subsequent challenger.
Kape scored a powerful third-round knockout in opposition to Bruno Silva on the promotion’s last occasion of 2024. Having received 5 of his final six, ‘Starboy’ is on the cusp of his first shot at UFC gold. To get there, he’ll need to undergo Royval per a report from AG Fight.
In accordance with the report, Kape and Royval will sq. off on March 1 when the UFC heads again to The APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
After seeing his four-fight win streak snapped by the hands of the not too long ago launched Muhammad Mokaev, Kape bounced again in a giant means in opposition to Silva at UFC Tampa. Via two rounds, ‘Starboy’ delivered a dominant performance accompanied by a wholesome quantity of trash discuss and showboating earlier than ending Silva slightly below the two-minute mark of the third spherical.
Kape goes into the title eliminator sporting a 5-3 report contained in the Octagon, 20-7 total, and is the sixth-ranked contender within the flyweight division.
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Standing throughout from ‘Starboy’ this spring will probably be Brandon Royval, a former UFC title challenger coming off an impressive performance against Tatsuro Taira at a Struggle Evening occasion in October.
Like Kape, Royval has received 5 of his final six and is at present sitting on back-to-back wins over Taira and former flyweight titleholder Brandon Moreno. ‘Uncooked Canine’ additionally holds victories over Tim Elliott, Kai Kara-France, and Matheus Nicolau. Royval has already gone toe-to-toe with Pantoja on two separate events — as soon as earlier than and as soon as after ‘The Cannibal’ claimed the 125-pound crown.
Royval got here up brief on each events, the newest being their flyweight title tilt at UFC 296. Pantoja earned a decisive unanimous resolution victory and has since adopted that up with wins in opposition to Steve Erceg and two-time RIZIN FF bantamweight champion Kai Asakura.
Royval is at present sitting because the No. 1 ranked contender within the division and holds a 7-3 report within the UFC, 17-7 total.
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