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 towards Bruno Silva on the promotion’s ultimate 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 Battle.
Based on 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 just lately launched Muhammad Mokaev, Kape bounced again in a giant approach towards Silva at UFC Tampa. By two rounds, ‘Starboy’ delivered a dominant efficiency accompanied by a wholesome quantity of trash speak 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 shall be Brandon Royval, a former UFC title challenger coming off a powerful efficiency towards Tatsuro Taira at a Battle Evening occasion in October.
Like Kape, Royval has received 5 of his final six and is at the moment sitting on back-to-back wins over Taira and former flyweight titleholder Brandon Moreno. ‘Raw Dog’ 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 choice victory and has since adopted that up with wins towards Steve Erceg and two-time RIZIN FF bantamweight champion Kai Asakura.
Royval is at the moment sitting because the No. 1 ranked contender within the division and holds a 7-3 report within the UFC, 17-7 total.
