Former UFC title challenger Brandon Royval had to put his health first when deciding not to compete again. Last week, Royval (17-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC) announced that he had to pull out of his UFC Fight Night 253 flyweight headliner against Manel Kape (20-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) on March 1 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Royval now has opened up on why he withdrew, revealing that back-to-back concussions forced him to take a step back. “Maybe a couple months back, I had a concussion,” Royval said on his YouTube channel