{"id":338281,"date":"2025-12-11T04:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T04:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/338281\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T04:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T04:42:10","slug":"ufc-vegas-112-delivers-awesome-prelims-for-espn-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/338281\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Vegas 112 Delivers Awesome Prelims For ESPN Finale!"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC Vegas 112 fight week is here. This Saturday night, after seven years, the current run of UFC events on ESPN\u2019s family of networks<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

The UFC Apex facility, the host venue for UFC Vegas 112 this Saturday night, had yet to open at the time of UFC Brooklyn\u00a0<\/a>in 2019. It wouldn\u2019t open until that summer, in time for the third season of\u00a0Dana White\u2019s Contender Series\u00a0to be held in Enterprise, NV.<\/p>\n

For the final time on a Disney-owned platform, at least until the year 2033, live coverage<\/a> 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+.<\/a>
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If you\u2019re 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<\/a> between now and Saturday, 13 fights will comprise the final show of 2025.<\/p>\n

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UFC Vegas 112 Featured Prelim: No. 5 Contender Amanda Lemos vs. No. 10 Contender Gillian Robertson<\/p>\n

At the top of the bill for the undercard on Saturday night, it\u2019ll be a strawweight contest between No. 5 contender Amanda Lemos<\/a> (15-5-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) and No. 10 contender Gillian Robertson<\/a> (16-8 MMA, 13-6 UFC.) All fights mentioned herein are an advertised three rounds at five minutes per round.<\/p>\n

Lemos will be making her third walk to the cage in 2025. Late this past summer during this year\u2019s 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\u2019ll be exactly three months to the day since Lemos last appeared in the UFC.<\/p>\n

Will she receive an early Christmas present in the form of a higher spot in the rankings at 115? Only time will tell.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Lemos was not Robertson\u2019s 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.<\/a><\/p>\n

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How will the change in opponent affect Gillian Robertson\u2019s gameplan for UFC Vegas 112? Tune in and find out.<\/p>\n

UFC Vegas 112 Co-Featured Prelim: Joanderson Brito vs. Isaac Thomson<\/p>\n

Immediately prior to the featured prelim, the co-featured undercard bout happens at featherweight when Joanderson Brito<\/a> (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.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s 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\u2019s co-main attraction.<\/p>\n

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.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u2019s won three fights in a row.<\/p>\n

A couple of months ago, he scored a split decision win over Akbarjon Islomboev (10-2 MMA) during LFA 219\u2019s main event of the evening. Thomson only recently accepted this fight, so is his short-notice defeat going to result in a victory?<\/p>\n

UFC Vegas 112: Neil Magny vs. Yaroslav Amosov<\/p>\n

Also on the UFC Vegas 112 undercard, the welterweights do battle when Neil Magny<\/a> (31-13 MMA, 24-12 UFC) battles Bellator MMA alumnus Yaroslav Amosov\u00a0<\/a> (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.<\/p>\n

Back on Sept. 27, he submitted Jake Matthews (22-8 MMA, 15-8 UFC) with a D\u2019arce choke during the third round of their fight during UFC Perth. This was his second win in a row.<\/p>\n

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?<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

This was a relocation of a canceled fight in Willowbrook, IL from the scrubbed Fightality: Legacy card. Don\u2019t let his lack of activity in the cage of late fool you: He\u2019s a very tough customer in the shop on any given fight night.<\/p>\n

Rest of the Prelims<\/p>\n

The UFC Vegas 112 prelims are rounded out by the following fights:<\/p>\n

a heavyweight contest pairing Sean Sharaf (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) against Steven Asplund (6-1 MMA, UFC promotional debut,)
\na women\u2019s bantamweight contest between Luana Santos (9-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and Melissa Croden (7-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC,)
\na heavyweight battle matching Allen Frye (6-0 MMA, UFC promotional debut) with Guilherme Pat (5-0 MMA, UFC promotional debut,)
\nand a women\u2019s flyweight bout versing Tereza Bleda (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Jamey-Lyn Horth (8-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC.)<\/p>\n

Which prelim or prelims are you looking forward to? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

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