The final event of 2025 for the UFC delivered exactly what fans wanted: fast finishes, wild momentum swings and a clear new contender at flyweight. UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape (better known as UFC Vegas 112) closed the calendar with a statement from Manel Kape and a card stacked with violent highlights from top to bottom.
Kape crushes Royval in UFC Vegas 112 main event
In the main event, Kape vs. Royval barely had time to boil before it was over. Brandon Royval came in trying to reclaim his spot in the flyweight title picture, but Manel Kape has quietly turned into one of the most dangerous finishers in the division. After a competitive opening couple of minutes, Kape smashed home a clean right hand that sent Royval crashing to the mat. A few follow-up shots later, the referee stepped in at 3:18 of round one and that was that.
Kape used the post-fight mic to call out new champion Joshua Van, reminding everyone that an injury took him out of a previous Royval booking and, in his mind, cost him the belt. With this kind of momentum behind him, it will be hard for matchmakers to ignore him in early 2026.
MANEL KAPE KO INSIDE 1 ROUND!!!! #UFCVegas112pic.twitter.com/dNJhDg0Wzk
— Kenny B 📟🏝 (@KennyBalii) December 14, 2025
Vallejos and Costa deliver brutal knockouts
If you’re hunting for pure violence on this card, start with Vallejos vs. Chikadze. Kevin Vallejos pulled off a brutal spinning-backfist knockout that instantly went viral and might have nudged him into the featherweight rankings conversation.
VALLEJOS BRUTAL KO VS CHIKADZE #UFCVegas112 pic.twitter.com/yjHS0PUBlG
— Dovy🔌 (@DovySimuMMA) December 14, 2025
Right behind that was Costa vs. Charriere, where Melquizael Costa folded Morgan Charrière with a savage head-kick KO in the first round. The replay said everything; Charrière went stiff on impact, and Costa just added his name to the growing list of featherweights fans will be watching closely in 2026.
that was brutal. bro was stiff #UFCVegas112 pic.twitter.com/4J4QOGs9M0
— Dovy🔌 (@DovySimuMMA) December 14, 2025
Main card results: veterans, prospects and a heavyweight draw
The rest of the main card on UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape was a mix of statement wins and odd scorecards. In Oleksiejczuk vs. Almeida, Cesar Almeida used clean kickboxing and measured pressure to sweep the scorecards. Nzechukwu vs. Buchecha ended in a majority draw after a point deduction for an eye poke, leaving plenty of unfinished business at heavyweight. And at a 160-pound catchweight, Green vs. Gibson Jr. produced a tight split decision in King Green’s favor after three frantic rounds.
Prelims: big statements from Amosov, Asplund and the women’s divisions
On the undercard, former Bellator champ Yaroslav Amosov made a successful Octagon debut in Amosov vs. Magny, strangling Neil Magny with an anaconda choke in the first round and immediately announcing himself as a problem at welterweight. Brito vs. Thomson went the distance, with Joanderson Brito’s pressure and experience carrying him to a decision.
Heavyweight cult favorite Steven Asplund also flipped the narrative in Asplund vs. Sharaf. After catching heat online all week over his saggy post-weight-loss physique, he came out and showed some of the best cardio we’ve seen from a big man in a while, stopping Sean Sharaf late in the second round.
-gets made fun of for his body all week
— Arvid 🇸🇪🇵🇸🇺🇦 #FatboyAutumn (@Philip_Swifter) December 14, 2025
-shows of the best cardio in recent heavyweight memory
i fucking love this sport
#UFCVegas112 pic.twitter.com/U4YGqRQkMP
The women’s bouts also delivered. In Santos vs. Croden, Luana Santos edged a competitive three-rounder at bantamweight, while Horth vs. Bledá ended with Jamey-Lyn Horth blasting through for a first-round TKO that should move her up the flyweight ladder.
Rounding things out, Pat vs. Frye saw Guilherme Pat bank three clean rounds at heavyweight, keeping his momentum alive on a night where every division seemed to add at least one new name to the watchlist.
Full UFC Vegas 112 (Royval vs. Kape) results
Main card
- Kape vs. Royval: Manel Kape def. Brandon Royval via TKO (punches), R1 3:18
- Vallejos vs. Chikadze: Kevin Vallejos def. Giga Chikadze via KO (spinning backfist), R2 1:29
- Oleksiejczuk vs. Almeida: Cesar Almeida def. Cezary Oleksiejczuk via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Costa vs. Charriere: Melquizael Costa def. Morgan Charrière via KO (head kick), R1 1:14
- Nzechukwu vs. Buchecha: Majority draw (28-28, 28-28, 28-28)
- Green vs. Gibson Jr.: King Green def. Lance Gibson Jr. via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
Prelims
- Amosov vs. Magny: Yaroslav Amosov def. Neil Magny via submission (anaconda choke), R1 3:14
- Brito vs. Thomson: Joanderson Brito def. Isaac Thomson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Asplund vs. Sharaf: Steven Asplund def. Sean Sharaf via TKO (punches), R2 3:49
- Santos vs. Croden: Luana Santos def. Melissa Croden via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Pat vs. Frye: Guilherme Pat def. Allen Frye via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Horth vs. Bledá: Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Tereza Bledá via TKO (punches), R1 2:05
