Royval lost his shot against Pantoja at UFC 296. But since then, he has bounced back with a February win over former champ Brandon Moreno by split decision, then a split call over Tatsuro Taira in an October Fight of the Night main event.

UFC flyweight contender Brandon Royval believes the magnitude of his next fight lends itself to a better environment than the Apex.

Brandon Royval and Manel Kape are expected to clash in a potential No. 1 contender’s fight at the upcoming UFC event scheduled on March 1 in Las Vegas.

Since coming up short against flyweight champ Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 296, Royval has bounced back nicely with two big wins. In February, Royval defeated former champ Brandon Moreno by split decision and followed up by halting the momentum of Tatsuro Taira in an October Fight of the Night main event.

Manel Kape's recent performance will not earn him a UFC flyweight title shot — at least not yet. But he may be one fight away from getting such.

This past Saturday on the main card of UFC Tampa, we saw a banger of a flyweight matchup between two ranked contenders. Former Rizin champion Manel Kape

Manel Kape sure put on a show at UFC on ESPN 63, but was it enough to get him what he asked for? The former Rizin FF champion and current UFC flyweight contender dismantled Bruno Silva last Saturday,

Speaking of title shots, that’s what Brandon Royval was wanting following the Alexandre Pantoja – Kai Asakura title fight a couple of weeks ago. That said, Ro