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Sat 13th December 2025 3:00pm Local
Sat 13th December 2025 11:00pm UTC
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UFC APEX
UFC on ESPN 73 Royval vs Kape
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Sat 13th December 2025 3:00pm Local
Sat 13th December 2025 11:00pm UTC
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UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape (also known as UFC on ESPN 73 and UFC Vegas 112) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on December 13, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.
This event is expected to be 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.
A flyweight bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger (also former LFA Flyweight Champion) Brandon Royval and former RIZIN Bantamweight Champion Manel Kape is scheduled to headline the event. 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. They were later rebooked to compete at UFC 317 in June 2025; however, Kape withdrew due to a broken foot.
A women's flyweight bout between former LFA Women's Flyweight Champion Jamey-Lyn Horth and Tereza Bledá is scheduled for this event. 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.
A women's bantamweight bout between Luana Santos and Melissa Croden is scheduled for this event. The pairing was originally set for UFC on ESPN: Bonfim vs. Brown in November, but was moved to this card for undisclosed reasons.
A women's strawweight bout between Gillian Robertson and Iasmin Lucindo was scheduled for this event. However, Lucindo withdrew due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by former UFC Women's Strawweight Championship challenger Amanda Lemos.
Melsik Baghdasaryan was expected to face Joanderson Brito in a featherweight bout. However, Baghdasaryan pulled out for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Isaac Thomson. 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.
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Result List
 01 |
|  |  Manel Kape |
 UFC Bantamweight |  WIN |
| 01 |
|  |  Brandon Royval |
 UFC Flyweight |  LOSS |
| 02 |
|  |  Kevin Vallejos |
 _Retired Fighting | WIN |
| 02 |
|  |  Giga Chikadze |
 UFC Featherweight | LOSS |
| 03 |
| |  Cesar Almeida |
_Retired Fighting | LOSS |
| 04 |
| | Melquizael Costa |
UFC Featherweight | WIN |
| 04 |
| |  Morgan Charriere |
_Retired Fighting | LOSS |
| 05 |
|  | King Green |
 UFC Lightweight | WIN |
| 05 |  |  |  Lance Gibson |
 UFC Middleweight | LOSS |
| 06 |
|  |  Yaroslav Amosov |
 Bellator Mens | WIN |
| 06 |
|  | Neil Magny |
 UFC Welterweight | LOSS |
| 07 |
| | Joanderson Brito |
UFC Featherweight | WIN |
| 08 |
| | Sean Sharaf |
_Retired Fighting | LOSS |
| 09 |
| | Luana Santos |
_Retired Fighting | WIN |
| 11 |
| | Jamey-Lyn Horth |
_Retired Fighting | WIN |
| 11 |
|  |  Tereza Bleda |
 UFC Flyweight Women | LOSS |
Result Description
Main card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Flyweight Manel Kape def. Brandon Royval KO (punches) 1 3:18
Featherweight Kevin Vallejos def. Giga Chikadze KO (spinning backfist and elbows) 2 1:29
Middleweight Cezary Oleksiejczuk def. César Almeida Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Melquizael Costa def. Morgan Charrière KO (head kick) 1 1:14
Heavyweight Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Marcus Buchecha Draw (unanimous) (28–28, 28–28, 28–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (160 lb) King Green def. Lance Gibson Jr. Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Welterweight Yaroslav Amosov def. Neil Magny Submission (anaconda choke) 1 3:14
Featherweight Joanderson Brito def. Isaac Thomson Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Steven Asplund def. Sean Sharaf TKO (punches) 2 3:49
Women's Bantamweight Luana Santos def. Melissa Croden Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Guilherme Pat def. Allen Frye Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Tereza Bledá TKO (punches) 1 2:05
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Flyweight Manel Kape def. Brandon Royval KO (punches) 1 3:18
Featherweight Kevin Vallejos def. Giga Chikadze KO (spinning backfist and elbows) 2 1:29
Middleweight Cezary Oleksiejczuk def. César Almeida Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Melquizael Costa def. Morgan Charrière KO (head kick) 1 1:14
Heavyweight Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Marcus Buchecha Draw (unanimous) (28–28, 28–28, 28–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (160 lb) King Green def. Lance Gibson Jr. Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Welterweight Yaroslav Amosov def. Neil Magny Submission (anaconda choke) 1 3:14
Featherweight Joanderson Brito def. Isaac Thomson Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Steven Asplund def. Sean Sharaf TKO (punches) 2 3:49
Women's Bantamweight Luana Santos def. Melissa Croden Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Guilherme Pat def. Allen Frye Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Tereza Bledá TKO (punches) 1 2:05
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