UFC Vegas 112 fight week is here. This Saturday night, after seven years, the current run of UFC events on ESPN’s family of networks concludes. Much like was the case in January of 2019 to begin the ESPN era, an edition of UFC Fight Night will be the final show in the ESPN era.
The UFC Apex facility, the host venue for UFC Vegas 112 this Saturday night, had yet to open at the time of UFC Brooklyn in 2019. It wouldn’t open until that summer, in time for the third season of Dana White’s Contender Series to be held in Enterprise, NV.
For the final time on a Disney-owned platform, at least until the year 2033, live coverage of UFC Vegas 112 begins with the undercard at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT. Main card action follows at 10 pm ET/ 7 pm PT on ESPN+.
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If you’re planning on watching the event by way of linear television, ESPN2 will carry the show live, and should there be no adjustments made to the schedule between now and Saturday, 13 fights will comprise the final show of 2025.
UFC Vegas 112 Featured Prelim: No. 5 Contender Amanda Lemos vs. No. 10 Contender Gillian Robertson
At the top of the bill for the undercard on Saturday night, it’ll be a strawweight contest between No. 5 contender Amanda Lemos (15-5-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) and No. 10 contender Gillian Robertson (16-8 MMA, 13-6 UFC.) All fights mentioned herein are an advertised three rounds at five minutes per round.
Lemos will be making her third walk to the cage in 2025. Late this past summer during this year’s version of Noche UFC in San Antonio, she dropped a unanimous decision after three rounds of action to Tatiana Suarez (11-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC.) By the time Saturday night rolls around, it’ll be exactly three months to the day since Lemos last appeared in the UFC.
Will she receive an early Christmas present in the form of a higher spot in the rankings at 115? Only time will tell.
Meanwhile, Gillian Robertson has gone 5-0 in her last five fights. Most recently, the 10th-ranked strawweight knocked out Marina Rodriguez (17-6-2 MMA, 7-6-2 UFC) with punches inside the third round in Des Moines back in the spring ahead of her 25th career appearance and 20th UFC appearance.
Lemos was not Robertson’s original adversary for UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday evening. Initially, she was to have faced off with Iasmin Lucindo (18-6 MMA, 5-2 UFC) this weekend before the latter failed a drug test.
How will the change in opponent affect Gillian Robertson’s gameplan for UFC Vegas 112? Tune in and find out.
UFC Vegas 112 Co-Featured Prelim: Joanderson Brito vs. Isaac Thomson
Immediately prior to the featured prelim, the co-featured undercard bout happens at featherweight when Joanderson Brito (17-5-1 MMA, 5-3 UFC) takes on Isaac Thomson (9-2 MMA, UFC promotional debut.) The former enters the final card of 2025 with a 3-2 record in his last five fights.
He’s been a streaky fighter of late, dropping two contests in a row. On April 5, during UFC Vegas 105, he sustained a unanimous decision defeat to Pat Sabatini (21-5 MMA, 8-2 UFC) after 15 minutes of action in that evening’s co-main attraction.
Much like Gillian Robertson in the main event, Joanderson Brito is also dealing with a change in opponent for UFC Vegas 112. At first, Brito was booked to fight Melsik Baghdasaryan (8-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) on Saturday night. He had to withdraw for reasons unknown.
Is Brito going to stop the skid this weekend? Across the way, Isaac Thomson is making his first walk to the Octagon this coming Saturday on the strength of a 4-1 record over the course of his last five appearances. He’s won three fights in a row.
A couple of months ago, he scored a split decision win over Akbarjon Islomboev (10-2 MMA) during LFA 219’s main event of the evening. Thomson only recently accepted this fight, so is his short-notice defeat going to result in a victory?
UFC Vegas 112: Neil Magny vs. Yaroslav Amosov
Also on the UFC Vegas 112 undercard, the welterweights do battle when Neil Magny (31-13 MMA, 24-12 UFC) battles Bellator MMA alumnus Yaroslav Amosov (28-1 MMA, UFC promotional debut.) Magny comes into the weekend with a mark of 3-2 in his last five contests dating back to January of last year.
Back on Sept. 27, he submitted Jake Matthews (22-8 MMA, 15-8 UFC) with a D’arce choke during the third round of their fight during UFC Perth. This was his second win in a row.
Magny has had an active second half of 2025, fighting twice in under 60 days time. Will he end 2025 with a third straight victory?
In the other corner, Yaroslav Amosov will make his 30th career appearance and his first under the UFC promotional banner with a 4-1 record in his last five fights. After being inactive for the entirety of 2024, he returned on March 14 in Cage Fury Fighting Championships, defeating Curtis Millender (21-12, 1 NC MMA) by way of first-round submission due to anaconda choke during CFFC 140 on UFC Fight Pass.
This was a relocation of a canceled fight in Willowbrook, IL from the scrubbed Fightality: Legacy card. Don’t let his lack of activity in the cage of late fool you: He’s a very tough customer in the shop on any given fight night.
Rest of the Prelims
The UFC Vegas 112 prelims are rounded out by the following fights:
- a heavyweight contest pairing Sean Sharaf (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) against Steven Asplund (6-1 MMA, UFC promotional debut,)
- a women’s bantamweight contest between Luana Santos (9-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and Melissa Croden (7-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC,)
- a heavyweight battle matching Allen Frye (6-0 MMA, UFC promotional debut) with Guilherme Pat (5-0 MMA, UFC promotional debut,)
- and a women’s flyweight bout versing Tereza Bleda (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Jamey-Lyn Horth (8-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC.)
Which prelim or prelims are you looking forward to? Let us know in the comments.
