UFC Vegas 112 lost a fight, but it also gained a fun one.
Just four days before showtime, the final ESPN-era UFC card got a shakeup — and a good one. King Green is stepping in to face dangerous Octagon newcomer Lance Gibson Jr. this weekend (Sat., Dec. 6, 2025) at UFC Vegas 112 inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout will be contested at a 160 lbs catchweight.
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Eurosport was first to report the matchup.
Green (32-17-1) returns looking to halt the fifth two-fight skid of his long UFC run. His last two fights have been rough: he was on the wrong end of one of the year’s best knockouts — a spinning wheel kick from Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 313 (watch highlights) — and before that, Paddy Pimblett choked him unconscious at UFC 304 (watch highlights).
Still, the 39-year-old has bright spots sprinkled throughout the last few years, including wins over Jim Miller at UFC 300, Grant Dawson (watch highlights), and Tony Ferguson. When Green is in the cage, chaos usually follows, which makes this late-notice booking even more intriguing.
Enter Gibson Jr. (9-1), who publicly called for a UFC shot earlier this year at UFC Seattle but was passed over at the time. Now, he finally gets the nod — and in doing so becomes part of the third father/son duo in UFC history. His father, Lance Gibson, fought at UFC 24 and UFC 29 against Jermaine Andre and Evan Tanner, respectively.
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Gibson Jr. carries solid credentials into his debut. A six-fight Bellator veteran (5-1 in the promotion), the 30-year-old has a 77-percent finish rate split between four knockouts and three submissions. His lone professional loss came against Vladimir Tokov.
A desperate veteran against a hungry newcomer — four days’ notice or not, this matchup rules.
Here is what the UFC Vegas 112 lineup looks like now:
Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape
Giga Chikadze vs. Kevin Vallejos
Cesar Almeida vs. Cezary Oleksiejczuk
Amanda Lemos vs. Gillian Robertson
Marcus Buchecha vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
King Green vs. Lance Gibson Jr.
Joanderson Brito vs. TBD
Yaroslav Amosov vs. Neil Magny
Morgan Charriere vs. Melquizael Costa
Sean Sharaf vs. Steven Asplund
Luana Santos vs. Melissa Croden
Allen Frye vs. Guilherme Pat
Tereza Bleda vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth
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