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Royval vs. Kape Headlines UFC’s Final ESPN Card as All Fighters Make Weight

A last-minute 126 for Manel Kape underscores a card positioned by odds and rankings as a springboard to 2026 title shots.

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Overview

  • All 26 fighters successfully hit the scale in Las Vegas, with Manel Kape the last to weigh in at 126 pounds after a tense wait given his past misses; Brandon Royval also registered 126, and co-headliners Giga Chikadze and Kevin Vallejos made weight.
  • UFC Vegas 112 takes place tonight at the UFC APEX, with prelims on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET and the main card on ESPN2 and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET.
  • The event is billed as the promotion’s final show of 2025 and the last of its ESPN era before the UFC’s 2026 move to Paramount+.
  • The five-round flyweight main event is framed as a contender bout, with the winner expected to strengthen a case to challenge newly crowned champion Joshua Van in 2026.
  • Sportsbooks list Manel Kape as the favorite over Royval (around -310 per FanDuel), and Kevin Vallejos as a clear favorite over Chikadze (-305 per DraftKings), as the 24-year-old Argentine prospect enters 2-0 in the UFC against the No. 15 featherweight.