Brandon Royval and Manel Kape will square off in a potential title eliminator at UFC Fight Night 253. Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape preview Since falling short in his title opportunity against flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 296, Royval (17-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC) rebounded with back-to-back wins over former champion Brandon Moreno, and most recently Tatsuro Taira at UFC Fight Night 244 . Meanwhile, Kape (20-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) returned to the win column with a third-round TKO of Bruno Silva earlier this month at UFC on ESPN 63