And just like that, the UFC wraps up 2025 the only way it knows how—by duct-taping together a main event that was canceled twice and pretending it was all part of the plan. Honestly, respect. Royval and Kape finally getting locked in feels less like matchmaking and more like destiny getting tired of rescheduling emails.

Royval remains the division’s most enthusiastic agent of chaos, attacking scrambles the way raccoons attack unsecured trash cans. Kape, on the other hand, is violence with a rhythm—cool, patient, and fully prepared to shut the lights off the moment you blink wrong. This is five rounds of “someone’s ego is leaving in an ambulance.”

Beyond the main event, the card is stacked with familiar faces and dangerous newcomers. Neil Magny resumes his eternal role as the UFC’s final exam, welcoming Yaroslav Amosov in a debut that comes with absolutely no chill. Toss in heavyweights, wildcards, and questionable game plans, and you’ve got a year-end sendoff that understands the assignment.

Here are our official fight predictions for the card.

• Royval vs. Kape = Royval ❌
• Chikadze vs. Vallejos = Vallejos ✔️
• Almeida vs. Oleksiejczuk = Oleksiejczuk ✔️
• Costa vs. Charrière = Costa ✔️
• Nzechukwu vs. Buchecha = Nzechukwu 
• Green vs. Gibson Jr. = Gibson Jr. ❌
• Magny vs. Amosov = Amosov ✔️
  
• Brito vs. Thomson = Brito ✔️ 
• Sharaf vs. Asplund = Asplund ✔️
• Croden vs. Santos = Croden ❌
• Frye vs. Pat = Frye ❌
• Horth vs. Bledá = Bledá ❌