Overview
- Croden vs. Santos is now set for UFC Vegas 112 on December 13 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas after being moved from November 8.
- The bout lands on the UFC’s final event of 2025, which outlets note also marks the end of the promotion’s ESPN era.
- Croden enters 7-2 after a third-round stoppage of Tainara Lisboa in her October 18 debut, with all seven wins coming by finish.
- Santos is 9-2, 4-1 in the UFC, and ranked No. 15 at bantamweight, and she is coming off a second-round submission of Lisboa in May.
- Croden was initially replacing injured Darya Zheleznyakova on short notice, and she has said the potential Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes title fight is drawing fresh attention to the division.