In the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 73, Vallejos (17-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) took on Giga Chikadze, a featherweight contender who had never been knocked out before. However, that all changed when Vallejos found the chin with a spinning back fist, knocking out Chikadze (15-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) at 1:29 in Round 2.

Manel Kape closed out the last UFC fight of the ESPN era last night (Sat., Dec. 13, 2025) at UFC Vegas 112 LIVE on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, putting a vicious stop to flyweight contender Brandon Royval with a first-round TKO (punches).

Kape was twice scheduled to fight Royval earlier this year. Most recently, Kape pulled out of UFC 317 in June. Van replaced Kape and beat Royval in a Fight of the Year frontrunner to earn a title shot, subsequently beating Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 323 to win the flyweight championship.

The UFC has its final event of the calendar year – and the last one in the ESPN broadcast era before the 2026 move to Paramount. Flyweights headline a Fight Night in the desert. UFC on ESPN 73 (pay-per-view, ESPN2/FX/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

An era in UFC broadcasting comes to a definitive close on Saturday, as Brandon Royval takes on Manel Kape for the final main event of the year.