Brandon Royval questions location of possible qualifier to face Pantoja

Brandon Royval defeated Tatsuro Taira . Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC

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Brandon Royval and Manel Kape will face off in the main event scheduled for March 1st in Las Vegas, at the Apex. But the location of the fight has not pleased the American at all. The flyweight (up to 56,7kg) bout is considered by many to be a 'title shot ' to determine an opponent for the current champion, Alexandre Pantoja . This is Royval's main reason for dissatisfaction.

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"Kape and I have a f*cking awesome fight. We should make it happen in front of a crowd," the fighter wrote in a post on 'X' (formerly Twitter).

Kape and I is a dope ass fight… we should make this happen in front of an audience pic.twitter.com/BNTE2lb73f

— Brandon (@brandonroyval) December 22, 2024

Highlights clash

The former flyweight title challenger has a professional record of 17 wins and seven losses. After challenging and losing to Pantoja, he defeated Brandon Moreno in February of this year and then Tatsuro Taira in October.

Manel Kape seeks a title fight. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @manelkape

Manel Kape had already begged Dana White for a title fight after defeating Brazilian Bruno 'Bulldog' Silva at UFC Tampa , the last event of 2024 held on December 14th in Florida (USA). He received the answer with this new challenge. The Portuguese-Angolan fighter has 20 wins on his record against seven losses.

Last step before the champion

Alexandre Pantoja during an interview at the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube

The most coveted object for everyone involved, the world championship symbolized by the belt, remains with Brazilian Alexandre Pantoja . The fighter from Rio de Janeiro defended his title for the third time by submitting Kai Asakura in the second round of the main event at UFC 310 , on December 7th, in Las Vegas.

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