The flyweight High 5 may get much more “Fearless” within the coming weeks.
Manel Kape is injured and now not combating Brandon Royval on the upcoming UFC 317 pay-per-view (PPV) occasion in Las Vegas. Changing “Starboy” within the preliminary card lineup on June 28 at T-Cell Area is red-hot flyweight prospect Joshua Van.
Sure, the identical Joshua Van (14-2) who simply wrecked Bruno Silva at UFC 316.
“Manel Kape is out, Joshua Van is stepping in,” Royval stated on Instagram. “I’ve zero thought of the extent of Manel Kape’s accidents however I do know I’ve the most popular prospect and possibly probably the most thrilling UFC flyweight in entrance of me. Actually nothing adjustments for me so far as what’s in entrance of me. I’ve received a gangster that’s able to take my head off and earn his identify off of me.”
No phrase but on the precise reason for Kape’s accidents.
This marks the second time the Kape vs. Royval combat was canceled, following an ill-timed concussion from “Uncooked Canine” that torpedoed their UFC Vegas 103 headliner just some months again. Royval (17-7) is coming off back-to-back wins over Brandon Moreno (UFC Mexico Metropolis) and Tatsuro Taira (UFC Vegas 98).
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