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Full Lineup Confirmed for UFC’s Final Event of 2025
Manel Kape has some momentum entering UFC on ESPN 73. | Getty/UFCThe Ultimate Fighting Championship’s final event of 2025 — and the ESPN era — has been finalized.
The promotion on Wednesday officially confirmed the card for UFC on ESPN 73, which takes place on Dec. 13 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event is headlined by a flyweight tilt pitting Brandon Royval against Manel Kape, while Giga Chikadze will square off against Kevin Vallejos in the evening’s co-main event. The main card airs on ESPN2 and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, while prelims will be broadcast on ESPN+ beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. Prelims will be joined in progress on ESPN2 at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT.