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UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape

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UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape
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The poster for UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 13, 2025 (2025-12-13)
Venue UFC Apex
City Enterprise, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNot announced [1]
Event chronology
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett

UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape (also known as UFC on ESPN 73 and UFC Vegas 112) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 13, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. [2]

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Background

This event was the final UFC broadcast under the U.S. media rights agreement with ESPN as beginning in 2026, UFC live event coverage will transition to Paramount Skydance. [2]

A flyweight bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger (also former LFA Flyweight Champion) Brandon Royval and former RIZIN Bantamweight Champion Manel Kape headlined the event. [3] The pairing was originally expected to headline UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev in March 2025, but Royval had to withdraw due to multiple concussions. [4] They were later rebooked to compete at UFC 317 in June 2025; however, Kape withdrew due to a broken foot. [5]

A women's flyweight bout between former LFA Women's Flyweight Champion Jamey-Lyn Horth and Tereza Bledá took place at this event. [6] They were originally scheduled to compete at UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley in June but Bledá was forced to withdraw from the fight due to a staph infection. [7] [8]

A women's bantamweight bout between Luana Santos and Melissa Croden took place at this event. [9] The pairing was originally set for UFC on ESPN: Bonfim vs. Brown in November, but was moved to this card for undisclosed reasons. [10]

A women's strawweight bout between Gillian Robertson and Iasmin Lucindo was scheduled for this event. [11] However, Lucindo withdrew due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by former UFC Women's Strawweight Championship challenger Amanda Lemos. [12] Subsequently, Lemos was removed from the card by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on the day of the event due to a mouth injury and the bout was rescheduled for March 14, 2026, at UFC Fight Night 269. [13]

Melsik Baghdasaryan was expected to face Joanderson Brito in a featherweight bout. [14] However, Baghdasaryan pulled out for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Isaac Thomson. [15] Baghdasaryan and Brito had previously been scheduled to meet in October 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo, but Baghdasaryan pulled out of that bout due to a broken hand. [16] [17]

Results

Main card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Flyweight Manel Kape def. Brandon Royval KO (punches)13:18
FeatherweightKevin Vallejosdef. Giga Chikadze KO (spinning backfist and elbows)21:29
MiddleweightCezary Oleksiejczukdef. César Almeida Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
FeatherweightMelquizael Costadef.Morgan CharrièreKO (head kick)11:14
Heavyweight Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Marcus Buchecha Draw (unanimous) (28–28, 28–28, 28–28)35:00 [a]
Catchweight (160 lb) King Green def.Lance Gibson Jr.Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Welterweight Yaroslav Amosov def. Neil Magny Submission (anaconda choke)13:14
FeatherweightJoanderson Britodef.Isaac ThomsonDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
HeavyweightSteven Asplunddef.Sean SharafTKO (punches)23:49
Women's BantamweightLuana Santosdef.Melissa CrodenDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)35:00
HeavyweightGuilherme Patdef.Allen FryeDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Women's FlyweightJamey-Lyn Horthdef.Tereza BledáTKO (punches)12:05
  1. ↑ Nzechukwu was deducted one point in round 2 due to an eye poke.

[18]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mike Bohn (2025-12-14). "UFC on ESPN 73 post-event facts: Manel Kape ties flyweight KO record". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  2. 1 2 Mike Bohn (2025-09-01). "Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape to headline final UFC event on ESPN before Paramount move". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  3. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2025-09-01). "Flyweight contenders booked for third time in UFC's final event of 2025". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  4. ↑ Nolan King (2025-02-05). "UFC Fight Night 253 main event canceled: Brandon Royval withdraws from Manel Kape fight". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  5. ↑ Damon Martin (2025-06-09). "Manel Kape out, Joshua Van expected to face Brandon Royval at UFC 317". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  6. ↑ Garrett Kerman (2025-09-18). "Tereza Bleda vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth set for UFC Vegas 112 clash". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  7. ↑ Mike Heck (2025-04-02). "Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Tereza Bleda set for UFC Atlanta". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
  8. ↑ David Suchý (2025-06-03). "Smůla pokračuje. Česká bojovnice musela v UFC zrušit další zápas". sport.cz. Retrieved 2025-06-04.(in Czech)
  9. ↑ Jay Anderson (2025-10-29). "Melissa Croden Faces Luana Santos at UFC Vegas 112". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  10. ↑ Geovanne Peçanha (2025-10-23). "Mudança no card! Luana Santos ganha nova adversária para o UFC Vegas 111". agfight.com. Retrieved 2025-10-26.(in Brazilian Portuguese)
  11. ↑ Jay Anderson (2025-09-07). "Iasmin Lucindo vs. Gillian Robertson Booked for UFC Vegas 112". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  12. ↑ Neil Davidson (2025-10-30). "Croden fight shifted to December, adding a third Canadian to UFC Fight Night show". richmond-news.com. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
  13. ↑ Sayan Nag (2025-12-13). "Amanda Lemos vs. Gillian Robertson postponed to March 14". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  14. ↑ Drew Beaupre (2025-10-22). "Two banger UFC fights reportedly added to final UFC event of 2025". si.com. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  15. ↑ Alexander Behunin (2025-12-10). "Canceled! UFC Vegas 112 loses fun main card bout just four days before showtime". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  16. ↑ Arshad (2022-08-28). "Melsik Baghdasaryan vs Joanderson Brito set for UFC Vegas 62". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  17. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2022-09-28). "Broken hand knocks Melsik Baghdasaryan out of UFC Vegas 62 fight with Joanderson Brito". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  18. ↑ "UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  19. ↑ Matthew Wells (2025-12-14). "UFC on ESPN 73 bonuses: Kevin Vallejos spins to win $50K". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
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