UFC Fight Night picks & predictions for Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape

The winner of the final UFC fight of UFC 2025 could be next in line for a flyweight title shot. I don’t think he should be favored quite as heavily as he is, but I do think that Kape will get his hand raised here and finally put himself within range of his first crack at UFC gold.

(Pick: Kape)

Giga Chikadze vs. Kevin Vallejos

Chikadze is in serious need of a win at UFC Vegas 112. It may not be the prettiest performance in the world, but I think he’ll be able to do enough to earn a decision and halt Vallejos’ impressive win streak.

(Pick: Chikadze)

César Almeida vs. Cezary Oleksiejczuk

I’m a bit surprised to see that Oleksiejczuk is favored here given Almeida’s striking credentials, but I’m still picking the Polish debutant to get his hand raised in what should hopefully be an entertaining scrap.

(Pick: Oleksiejczuk)

Morgan Charrière vs. Melquizael Costa

This could very well end up being the most entertaining fight on the card, and I think Charrière is capable of stifling the considerable momentum Costa has accumulated on his current four-fight win streak.

(Pick: Charrière)

Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Marcus Buchecha

Nzechukwu can absolutely win this if he just maintains distance and stuffs a few takedown attempts during the early going to tire Buchecha out, but he also got heel hooked in his last outing and is facing an extremely dangerous grappler.

(Pick: Buchecha)

King Green vs. Lance Gibson Jr.

While I do think that Gibson will find some success in the UFC, Green is desperately in need of a win and has shared the cage with a significantly higher level of competition than what “Fearless” faced for most of his Bellator career.

(Pick: Green)

UFC Vegas 112 Preliminary Card Predictions

Amanda Lemos vs. Gillian Robertson

The winner of this fight could be one more victory away from a strawweight title shot, and Robertson has shown on her current win streak that she may finally be ready for a crack at the division’s Top 5.

(Pick: Robertson)

Joanderson Brito vs. Isaac Thomson

This feels like a dangerous matchup for Brito with the Brazilian coming off back-to-back losses, and I’m going to pick Thomson to pull off the upset and score a big win in his short-notice debut.

(Pick: Thomson)

Neil Magny vs. Yaroslav Amosov

Magny is absolutely the type of fighter that might have spoiled Amosov’s highly-anticipated UFC debut in his prime, but at this stage of his career I’m not sure if “Haitian Sensation” will be able to get the better of the former Bellator champion.

(Pick: Amosov)

Sean Sharaf vs. Steven Asplund

There’s always the chance that he could connect with something big, but Sharaf has been handed another tough matchup against the debuting Asplund after being stopped in his own UFC debut against Justin Tafa.

(Pick: Asplund)

Luana Santos vs. Melissa Croden

This should be a solid bantamweight bout, and I expect that Santos will get her hand raised and collect a second win in a row after Casey O’Neill halted a strong start to her UFC career.

(Pick: Santos)

Allen Frye vs. Guilherme Pat

The expectation seems to be that this matchup between debuting heavyweights is sure to produce a finish, and I’ll side with Frye to extend his unbeaten record in his first Octagon outing.

(Pick: Frye)

Tereza Bledá vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth

I wouldn’t be surprised to see Horth grind out a win here, but Bledá will carry a height and significant reach advantage into this fight and should be able to do enough to earn a decision against the Canadian.

(Pick: Bledá)

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