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 and Kape were first slated to headline UFC Vegas 103 back in March, but Royval withdrew due to a concussion. The fight was rebooked for
UFC 317 before Kape was forced out with a broken foot.
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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