Getting ready to watch the final UFC event of 2025, UFC on ESPN: Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape, also known as UFC on ESPN 73 and UFC Vegas 112, taking place at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada. It’s also the last event on ESPN before broadcasts get switched to Paramount+ in 2026. Going to have Cornell & Diehl Palmetto Balkan Small Batch (1879/3000) in a French Delacour Magnum Billiard with a dark, natural, horn stem. The Delacour factory was built in 1893 in Saint-Claude, France, and closed around 1960–1962; they also had a London, England factory that was destroyed by fire in 1935. This pipe is pretty big, about 10.375" in length, with a 1.0" wide x 2.25" deep chamber. The smoking time ends up not being as long as I like because Palmetto Balkan is riboon-like and doesn’t burn as slowly as something like Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding. I’ll probably need to reload the pipe at least once during the next six or seven hours of watching fight coverage.
