The final Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight of 2025 is locked in.
No. 3-ranked Flyweight Brandon Royval will finally square off (fingers crossed) against No. 7-ranked Manel Kape in the main event of UFC Vegas 112 on Dec. 13, 2025, per Eurosport. The long-awaited matchup will close out the year for UFC after two previous booking attempts fell through.
Royval (17-8) enters the bout on the heels of a unanimous decision loss to Joshua Van in what many consider the frontrunner for 2025’s Fight of the Year. Before that, the former No. 1 contender picked up split decision wins over Tatsuro Taira and Brandon Moreno.
UFC Vegas 112 will mark Royval’s third UFC main event.
Meanwhile, Kape (21-7) has dealt with a frustrating mix of injuries and cancellations since joining UFC, but “Starboy” is finally gaining momentum. He rides a two-fight knockout streak with finishes of Bruno Silva and Asu Almabayev (watch highlights), and a win over Royval could propel him into long-overdue title contention
With a win over Royval, Kape could propel himself into long-overdue title contention, which has
No other fights have been announced for this card so far.
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