Giga Chikadze will attempt to defend his spot in the featherweight rankings when he meets Kevin Vallejos at UFC Vegas 112.
Kevin Vallejos will look to cap off an incredible first year in the UFC when he takes on top-ranked contender Giga Chikadze at the promotion’s final card of the year. The UFC is currently on the tail of a nine-week stretch of consecutive events that began with UFC Perth in September and will close out withon November 22.
After that, only two events will remain on the UFC calendar before 2025 ends and a new deal with Paramount replaces the promotion's current one with ESPN.before the year closes out at the UFC APEX with UFC Vegas 112, and Chikadze recently confirmed that he’ll look to snap a two-fight skid when he meets Vallejos at that event fights David Onama during UFC Fight Night at T-Mobile Center. / William Purnell-Imagn Images “Ninja” rebounded with a win over Alex Caceres in 2023, but he currently finds himself on the first two-fight skid of his MMA career after dropping consecutive decisions to Arnold Allen and David Onama, whoWhile Chikadze will attempt to get back on track when he enters the cage at UFC Vegas 112, Vallejos will be looking to extend a five-fight win streak that includes a 2-0 record in the UFC this year.top-ranked UFC contender Jean SilvaKevin Vallejos punches Cam Teague in a featherweight fight during Dana White's Contender Series. / The 23-year-old debuted with a first-round finish of Seung Woo Choi in March before he also bested Danny Silva. Vallejos will now try and break into the featherweight Top 15 when he meets the #15-ranked Chikadze at UFC Vegas 112, which is headlined by a likely flyweight title eliminator fight between Brandon Royval and Manel Kape.Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023.
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