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UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape
Mixed martial arts event in 2025 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape (also known as UFC on ESPN 74 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.[1]
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Background
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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3] They were later rebooked to compete at UFC 317 in June 2025; however, Kape withdrew due to a broken foot.[4]
A women's flyweight bout between former LFA Women's Flyweight Champion Jamey-Lyn Horth and Tereza Bledá is scheduled for this event.[5] 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.[6][7]
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Fight card
Announced bouts
- Women's Strawweight bout: Iasmin Lucindo vs. Gillian Robertson[9]
- Heavyweight bout: Steven Asplund vs. Sean Sharaf[10]
- Middleweight bout: César Almeida vs. Cezary Oleksiejczuk[11]
- Women's Flyweight bout: Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Tereza Bledá[5]
- Featherweight bout: Melquizael Costa vs. Morgan Charrière[12]
- Featherweight bout: Joanderson Brito vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan[12]
- Heavyweight bout: Allen Frye vs. Guillherme Pat[12]
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References
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