Manel Kape put himself firmly in the flyweight title mix Saturday at UFC on ESPN 73 when he beat Brandon Royval.

Kape (21-8 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has now won seven of his past eight fights after a first-round TKO victory over Royval (17-9 MMA, 7-5 UFC) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, putting himself in strong position going into 2026.

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