Manel Kape wants his title shot now. Kape made a strong case for why he should challenge flyweight champion Joshua Van, knocking out Brandon Royval with relative ease in their UFC Fight Night main event.

Kape executed his game plan to a T. Before Saturday's fight, Kape said he wanted to back Royval to the fence before unleashing his trademark power. He did exactly that. Kape forced Royval on the back foot with a series of punches, then uncorked a right hook against the fence that dropped Royval. One ultra-precise follow-up shot briefly rendered Royval unconscious in Round 1. Royval briefly protested the storage, but quickly relented, and a replay confirmed that he was out cold if only for a moment.

"Now we're talking. Joshua Van, you said Brandon Royval would kick my ass," Kape said in h

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