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just now (172+ words) The Official Weights Of The Athletes Competing December 13, 2025 At The UFC Apex In Las Vegas UFC hosts its final event of 2025 at UFC APEX with an all-action flyweight main event as No. 3 ranked contender'Brandon Royval goes toe-to-toe with No. 6'Manel Kape. Also on the card, No. 15 ranked featherweight contender'Giga Chikadze returns to the Octagon to take on rising prospect'Kevin Vallejos.' UFC FIGHT NIGHT: ROYVAL vs KAPE'takes place Saturday, December 13 in Las Vegas. The prelims will be available on ESPN+ (English and Spanish) beginning at 7pm ET/4pm PT and on ESPN2 which will join in progress at 9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT. The main card will be available on ESPN2, ESPN Desportes and ESPN+ beginning 10pm ET/7pm PT. Main event scheduled for five rounds. All other bouts scheduled for three rounds. MORE FIGHT NIGHT: Journey To Main Event | Megan Olivi Chats With Royval | Kape Interview | King Green: One…...

17+ min ago (435+ words) Kape gives brief weigh-in scare for final UFC event of year Manel Kape made everyone sweat at Friday's official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 112. The flyweight contender made his walk to the scale with less than two minutes remaining in the one-hour weigh-in window, successfully registering at 126 pounds for Saturday's main event bout with Brandon Royval. Royval also made use of the one-pound allowance for a non-title fight, coming in at 126 pounds. In January 2024, Kape again missed weight, that time by 3.5 pounds for a rematch with Matheus Nicolau. That bout was subsequently postponed, though it later failed to come to fruition a second time for undisclosed reasons. However, as of now, Kape is on weight and his matchup with Royval is official. Currently both in the flyweight top 10, Saturday's main event winner could find themselves in position to challenge for flyweight…...

33+ min ago (376+ words) France is a country that has a solid showing in the UFC. There are 10 fighters in the UFC at the moment across eight different weight classes. However, what recent fans might not realize it was that it was just under six years ago when MMA became legal in the country. UFC Vegas 112s Morgan Charriere looks back to the time prior to legalization. "The sport is growing so fast here in France. When I started, we were so not many people doing MMA. It was not called MMA in France," Charriere recalled. "It was called "free fight and then pancrase. We were not allowed to throw a ground strike. We were fighting in a ring and not an octagon, all that kind of stuff." Not only was it hard for him to compete in the sport that he wanted, but it…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago (1029+ words) Even 15-time world champions can get overwhelmed. And yet, as he made the walk to the Octagon for the first time in July, the 35-year-old heavyweight felt himself dealing with unexpected nerves deriving from the expectations he had heaped upon himself and the belief that he needed to deliver a certain type of performance in his debut in order to properly represent Brazilian jiu jitsu on the biggest stage in mixed martial arts. "I felt a lot of pressure," admitted Buchecha, who dropped a unanimous decision to Martin Buday in Abu Dhabi and faces Kennedy Nzechukwu this weekend in his second foray to the Octagon. "I think that distracted me a little bit because I didn't expect to feel the way I felt. It was hard to concentrate the way I expected. "For sure, the UFC is something different " the…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (331+ words) Top flyweight contenders collide at UFC Vegas 112 At the UFC Vegas 112 weigh-ins, all 26 fighters on Saturday's UFC fight card step on the scale Friday in Las Vegas. Watch a live stream of the weigh-ins above, courtesy of Ag. Fight. Brandon Royval and Manel Kape have to hit the flyweight limit for a non-title fight at 126 pounds. This is the third time Royval and Kape have been matched up, with two previous bookings this year falling through. Both fighters seek to stay in title contention, with Royval coming off of a thrilling decision loss to now-champion Joshua Van, and Kape looking to make it three straight wins over ranked opposition. See main event weigh-in highlights below. The UFC Vegas 112 official weigh-ins begin at 12 p.m. ET. Check out UFC Vegas 112 weigh-in results. Main Card (ESPN2/ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET) Brandon Royval (126) vs. Manel Kape Giga…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago (1212+ words) With three UFC victories to her name and nicely settled in her new home of Las Vegas, Luana Santos says she's ready to take her game to a new level as she looks to climb the UFC's women's bantamweight ladder. Santos arrived on the world stage in August 2023 with a 5-1 record and immediately made her mark with a first-round TKO of Juliana Miller on her Octagon debut, and subsequent wins over Stephanie Egger and Mariya Agapova. A decision loss to Casey O'Neill saw the Brazilian take her first UFC defeat, but she bounced back with a second-round submission of Tainara Lisboa in May. Now she's set to take on Canada's Melissa Croden, whose Octagon debut saw her defeat Lisboa via third-round TKO in October. With a shared opponent in their most recent respective outings, it's a matchup that makes plenty…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago (354+ words) Nate Diaz believes he has the perfect opponent should he return to the UFC's octagon Nate Diaz has his sights set on an opponent should he return to the UFC. Diaz, who fought out his UFC contract with a submission win over Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 279 in September 2022, has competed in the boxing ring a couple of times since his long tenure with the promotion concluded. In a video posted to his Instagram page, Diaz was asked who he was fighting next, and he said he wants to face Paddy Pimblett. "Shit, I'm looking at Pimblett," Diaz said. "Probably Pimblett." Unfortunately for Diaz, Pimblett is already booked in an interim lightweight championship main event against Justin Gaethje at UFC 324 on Jan. 24. Should "The Baddy" get the victory, Pimblett is expected to face undisputed champ Ilia Topuria…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago (641+ words) John Martin gives a full update on Ngannou's contract, future goals, and the state of their relationship. PFL leader John Martin is preparing for Francis Ngannou to return to action and says a major matchup is already being lined up. Conversation around Ngannou's contract has been active for weeks and Martin addressed the situation directly during a recent appearance. He said the heavyweight star still has obligations with the promotion and that fans can expect to see him back in competition soon. Martin expressed confidence that Ngannou will appear in the PFL in the near future and explained how the final fight on his current contract fits into the calendar. When speaking on the subject he stated: "Francis has one more fight on his contract and I am looking forward to putting on a really, really special fight for him....

2+ hour, 10+ min ago (558+ words) When SlapFIGHT Championship launched its first event in 2017 in Branson, Missouri, no one could've predicted it would spark a global phenomenon. The sport that started as a niche, underground curiosity has officially gone mainstream " and SlapFIGHT 50 marks more than a milestone card; it's a defining moment for slap fighting as a legitimate combat sport and entertainment brand. In 2025, SFC's moving to Amazon Prime, entering its next era with global reach and big-league production value. But before that leap, the 50th event is the celebration fans have been waiting for " a blend of nostalgia, rivalries, and raw, unfiltered power. The main event is pure chaos fuel " Frank "The Tank" vs. Controversy Cox, a heavyweight clash that feels like a simulation of power versus probability. Frank's resume is untouchable: over 120 rounds slapped, 102 clean hits landed, and an unreal 89.5% clean slap rate. That's generational…...

2+ hour, 32+ min ago (258+ words) Yoel Romero now meets Pat Downey at RAF 4 later this month The Bo Nickal vs. Yoel Romero wrestling match will have to wait. Real American Freestyle announced on Friday that Nickal will no longer compete at RAF 4 for undisclosed reasons, and Romero now faces Pat Downey on the wrestling card. The event takes place Dec. 20 at Fishers Event Center in Fishers, Ind., and streams on Fox Nation. Romero has won four consecutive combat sports bouts in a few different promotions and disciplines. "Soldier of God" began his current run with a decision win over Thiago Santos at PFL vs. Bellator in February 2024, then added a pair of stoppage victories over Duane Crespo and Ras Hylton for Dirty Boxing. Romero most recently knocked out Theo Doukas at BKFC 80 in September. Downey, a 2016 D-1 All-American wrestler, returns to the RAF mats for the…...