The final UFC betting event of 2025 is worthy of a Grand Finale.
UFC Fight Night: Royval-Kape has a strong lineup, with five bouts on the Main Card.
The main event is a ranked flyweight bout between #3 Brandon Royval and #6 Manel Kape.
Also catching attention is the featherweight bout between Giga Chikadze and Kein Vallejos.
In the middleweight division, a strong matchup features Cesar Almeida vs. Cezary Oleksiejczuk.
From the featherweight division, there is a showdown between Melquizael Costa and Morgan Charriere.
Finally, Kennedy Nzechukwu meets Marcus Buchecha in an appealing heavyweight matchup.
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UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape Betting at Bookmaker
UFC APEX in Las Vegas, NV, is the venue for the last event of 2025, UFC Fight Night Royval vs. Kape on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 10 p.m. ET. ESPN+ will televise the action.
Certainly, betting traffic will be high for this final UFC event in 2025.
Following Fight Night, there is no UFC event scheduled until January 24, when UFC 324 takes place.
Thus, Saturday night is a final opportunity for gamblers to get their MMA fix.
With such a quality card, wagering activity is going to be intense.
Fight Night Main Card Matchups and Odds
Flyweight Bout
#3 Brandon Royval +196 vs. #6 Manel Kape -260
Overall, Brandon Royval has a career record of 17-8. Manel Kape is 21-7 in his career.
Last time out, Brandon Royval lost a unanimous decision to Joshua Van on June 28, 2025, in Las Vegas. It was Royval’s second loss in four bouts. That stretch followed three consecutive wins by Royval.
Previously, on October 12, 2024, Royval won a split decision against Tatsuro Taira in Las Vegas.
On February 24, 2024, Royval won a split decision against Brandon Moreno in Mexico City.
Of course, the most important fight in Royval’s career was on December 16, 2023, in Las Vegas. Royval lost a unanimous decision against Alexandre Pantoja for the UFC flyweight championship.
Before that championship bout, Royval won a 1st-round knockout against Matheus Nicolau on April 15, 2023, in Kansas City, MO.
Previously, on May 7, 2022, Royval won a 1st-round submission against Matt Schnell in Phoenix.
And then on January 15, 2022, Royval won a split decision against Rogerio Bontorin in Las Vegas.
Manuel Kape won six of his last seven bouts, including two wins in a row.
On March 1, 2025, Kape won a 3rd-round TKO against Asu Almabayev in Las Vegas, NV.
On December 14, 2024, Kape won a 3rd-round TKO against Bruno Gustavo da Silva. That win was a nice recovery that followed defeat.
On July 27, 2024, Kape lost a unanimous decision to Muhammad Mokaev in Manchester, England. The loss to Mokaev ended a 4-bout winning streak.
Previously, on September 10, 2023, Kape won a unanimous decision against Felipe dos Santos.
On December 17, 2022, Kape won a unanimous decision against David Dvorak in Las Vegas.
On December 4, 2021, Kape won a 1st-round TKO against Zhalgas Humagulov in Las Vegas.
And then on August 7, 2021, Kape won a 1st-round knockout over Ode’ Osbourne in Houston, TX.
Heavyweight Bout
Kennedy Nzechukwu -156 vs. Marcus Bechecha +122
Kennedy Nzechukwu has a career record of 14-6. In turn, Marcus Buchecha is 5-2 in his career.
Of great concern is that Kennedy Nzechukwu has dropped three of his most recent five bouts.
He is coming off a 1st-round submission loss to Valter Walker on July 12, 2025, in Nashville, TN.
Similarly, Marcus Bechecha dropped two of his last three bouts.
He is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Martin Buday on July 26, 2025, in Abu Dhabi.
Featherweight Bout
#15 Giga Chikadze +186 vs. Kevin Vallejos -245
Giga Chickadze has a career record of 15-5. In turn, Kevin Vallejos has a career record of 16-1.
Middleweight Bout
Cesar Almeida +125 vs. Cezary Oleksiejczuk -162
In sum, Cesar Almeida has a career record of 7-1. Cezary Oleksiejczuk is 1-0 for his career.
Featherweight Bout
Melquizael Costa -136 vs. Morgan Charriere +106
Melquizael Costa has a career record of 24-7. By contrast, Morgan Charriere is 21-11-1 for his career.
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape Best Bets
Specifically, in the main event between Brandon Royval and Manel Kape, Royval will be motivated to atone for his last bout.
Royval is getting an excellent price and is a dangerous and live underdog.
Main Picks: Brandon Royval
Fighter Prop: Royval to Win by Submission or Knockout
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