Fighters react to Manel Kape’s TKO of Brandon Royval at UFC on ESPN 73

Manel Kape put himself firmly in the flyweight title mix Saturday at UFC on ESPN 73 when he beat Brandon Royval.

Kape (21-8 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has now won seven of his past eight fights after a first-round TKO victory over Royval (17-9 MMA, 7-5 UFC) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, putting himself in strong position going into 2026.

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Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Kape beating Royval at UFC on ESPN 73.

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Fighters react to Manel Kape’s TKO of Brandon Royval at UFC Vegas 112