Key Highlights
- Now, on Saturday, they finally lock horns in a flyweight division that just crowned a new champion a week ago. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementA former UFC flyweight title challenger, Royval rebounded from that loss to Alexandre Pantoja with back-to-back wins and was set up for a probable title eliminator against Kape before that fight fell through.
- Instead, Joshua Van stepped in for Kape, and Royval lost a unanimous decision, putting him back among the pack of title contenders for the moment. After losing his first two UFC bouts, Kape went on a run, winning six of his next seven to put himself on the cusp of a title shot.
- Most recently, Kape finished Asu Almabayev at UFC Vegas 103 in March, putting him back into a fight with Royval, with title implications on the line. Check out the live blog for de Royval vs.
- Kape below. PreambleI’m not going to lie to y’all, this has not been the best event.
- BUT, Kevin Vallejos just brought the energy up with that nasty finish.