Brandon Royval and Manel Kape are targeted for a potential No. 1 contender’s bout as the main event for an upcoming UFC Fight Night card scheduled on March 1 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the fight was in the works when speaking to MMA Fighting, although no contracts have been issued or signed. Ag. Fight initially reported the bout.
Royval also posted about the fight on social media while addressing his hopes to earn another title shot after already facing reigning champion Alexandre Pantoja on two separate occasions.
“At the end of the day, I got the toughest résumé since I signed to the UFC,” Royval wrote. “Y’all going to learn to put some respect on my name. Only top 10 fighters. 4th main event in a row.”
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