Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-12-13, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Brandon Royval vs Manel Kape gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2025).Kape vs Royval is scheduled to take place Saturday, December 13th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 5-round flyweight (125 lbs, 57 kg) bout; it is the main event of the UFC Vegas 112 (also known as UFC on ESPN 73). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Brandon Royval record
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brandon Royval entered this fight with a mma record of 17-8-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 flyweight in the world.
In his last three bouts he has beat Brandon Moreno (Brandon Moreno vs Brandon Royval 2) and Tatsuro Taira (Brandon Royval vs Tatsuro Taira) but then he has lost to Joshua Van (Brandon Royval vs Joshua Van).
Manel Kape record
His opponent, the former Rizin Bw champion Manel Kape, has an official record of 21-7-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the flyweight division.
He was defeated by Muhammad Mokaev last year (Manel Kape vs Muhammad Mokaev) but then he has won over Bruno Silva (Manel Kape vs Bruno Silva) and Asu Almabayev (Manel Kape vs Asu Almabayev).
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 112 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Brandon Royval vs Manel Kape
Giga Chikadze vs Kevin Vallejos
Cesar Almeida vs Cezary Oleksiejczuk
Melquizael Costa vs Morgan Charriere
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Marcus Almeida
Bobby Green vs Lance Gibson Jr
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Neil Magny vs Yaroslav Amosov
Joanderson Brito vs Isaac Thomson
Steven Asplund vs Sean Sharaf
Luana Santos vs Melissa Croden
Allen Frye vs Guilherme Pat
Jamey-Lyn Horth vs Tereza Bleda
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC Vegas 112 pre-fight press conference, featuring Manel Kape and Brandon Royval!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC Vegas 112: Royval vs Kape weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Brandon Royval vs Manel Kape as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B81NaslnmYw
Result
Who won Royval vs Kape fight?
Manel Kape defeated Brandon Royval via TKO at 3:18, round 1.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 112 post-fight octagon interview of Brandon Royval and Manel Kape.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC Vegas 112 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Manel Kape and Brandon Royval (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
