It’s still a main event for Manel Kape at UFC Fight Night 253. It just might be not as significant as originally expected.

Brandon Royval’s injury withdrawal forced the cancellation of his pivotal flyweight clash with Manel Kape at UFC Fight Night 253

UFC Vegas 103 has a new main event. Yesterday, top flyweight contender and former title challenger Brandon “Raw Dawg” Royval

Royval (17-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC) announced Wednesday his withdrawal from the five-round bout vs. Kape (20-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) due to injury. Royval did not go into further detail but said he would explain more in the coming days.

Brandon Royval is out of his main event fight against Manel Kape at UFC Vegas 103 on March 1 in Las Vegas. The one-time UFC title challenger announced the bad news on Instagram on Wednesday. “Unfortunately I’m going to have to pull out of my fight,