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

The round robin of opponents continues for Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight Asu Almabayev. In January, news broke that former title challenger Steve Erceg was booked against Almabayev (21-2) at UFC Vegas 103,

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,