Women’s bantamweight Melissa Croden, who recently won her promotional debut at UFC Vancouver, is stepping in to face Luana Santos at UFC Vegas 112, set for the Apex on December 13, 2025.

Santos was originally booked to take on Darya Zheleznyakova next month, with Croden initially penciled in to replace Darya in the fight on November 8. However, per a report by Eurosport, the fight will shift to UFC Vegas 112, the final event of the year for the UFC, and of the ESPN era.

Ag.Fight was first to report Croden’s involvement in the bout.

Croden (7-2) made a solid impression in her Vancouver debut, stopping Tainara Lisboa in the third round of an entertaining scrap. “Scare” Croden has won three straight fights, and joined the UFC after a stint in Legacy Fighting Alliance.

Santos (9-2) sits at #15 in the women’s 135lb rankings, making this a huge opportunity for the Canadian in just her second UFC bout. Santos is 4-1 in the promotion, and competed as a flyweight before moving up to face a shared opponent in Lisboa in her last bout.

UFC Vegas 112 is headlined by flyweights Manel Kape and Brandon Royval, with the following match-ups reported for the event thus far:

• Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape
• Iasmin Lucindo vs. Gillian Robertson
• Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Tereza Bledá
• Steven Asplund vs. Sean Sharaf
• César Almeida vs. Cezary Oleksiejczuk
• Melquizael Costa vs. Morgan Charrière
• Joanderson Brito vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan
• Allen Frye vs. Guillherme Pat
• Luana Santos vs. Melissa Croden

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As recently announced by the promotion, Gillian Robertson (16-8) will take on Iasmin Lucindo (18-6) at the event, which takes place at the UFC Apex on December 13, 2025 and is the final UFC card of the year. That same announcement also included Jamey-Lyn Horth (8-2) facing off with Tereza Bleda (7-1).

Since moving back to strawweight, Robertson, the UFC women’s submission leader, has won five of her six fights, including four straight heading into UFC Vegas 112. In her last outing, the Florida-based fighter, originally from Niagara Falls, Ontario, finished Marina Rodriguez via TKO.

Robertson holds 12 finishes among her 16 career wins, and sits ranked #10 at 115lbs. Lucindo is three spots ahead in the #7 spot, and has split her last two fights, falling to Amanda Lemos then bouncing back against Angela Hill. Both bouts went the distance.

Horth has been trading wins and losses since 2023 and is 3-2 inside the octagon to date. Most recently, she earned a decision victory over Vanessa Demopoulos. Opponent Bleda is 1-1 in the UFC through her first two bouts.

UFC Vegas 112 is headlined by flyweights Manel Kape and Brandon Royval. The following match-ups have been reported for the final UFC card of 2025, and final show of the ESPN era:

• Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape
• Iasmin Lucindo vs. Gillian Robertson
• Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Tereza Bledá
• Steven Asplund vs. Sean Sharaf
• César Almeida vs. Cezary Oleksiejczuk
• Melquizael Costa vs. Morgan Charrière
• Joanderson Brito vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan
• Allen Frye vs. Guillherme Pat

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