UFC Vegas 117 weigh-in results: Arnold Allen’s Octagon return set

The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns this weekend in one of the rare moments where they won’t have the biggest mixed martial arts card going on that day, and now its UFC Vegas 117 card is official following the weigh-ins.

Headlining the 13-fight event is a featherweight scrap between contenders Arnold Allen and Melquizael Costa. Both men successfully made weight for the five-round main event. The rest of the card also hit their contracted weights, so there was no drama at the weigh-ins.

This is a must-win fight for Allen (20-4) if he hopes to stay a relevant factor near the top of 145 pounds. “Almighty” has come up short in three of his last four fights, as he dropped decisions to Max Holloway, Movsar Evloev and Jean Silva. While a win over Giga Chikadze showed he isn’t washed, it’s undeniably been a disappointing stretch for the English fighter, as he started his UFC career with 10 straight wins. Allen weighed 145 pounds on the dot for his third UFC main event.

Brazil’s Costa (26-7) is looking to earn the biggest win yet of his career. “The Dalmatian” is on an impressive six-fight win streak inside the Octagon with highlight-reel knockouts of Morgan Charriere and Dan Ige coming most recently. Just 29, Costa is looking to cement himself as a contender and weighed 145.5 pounds.

UFC Vegas 117 will stream in its entirety on Paramount+ on Saturday. The main card starts at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, while the prelims begin at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.

UFC Vegas 117 weigh-in results:

Arnold Allen (145) vs. Melquizael Costa (145.5)
Doo Ho Choi (146) vs. Daniel Santos (145)
Malcolm Wellmaker (135.5) vs. Juan Diaz (135.5)
Modestas Bukauskas (213.5) vs. Christian Edwards (214.5)
Timothy Cuamba (136) vs. Bernardo Sopai (136)
Nikolay Veretennikov (205.5) vs. Kalinn Williams (170.5)
George Tokkos (205.5) vs. Ivan Erslan (205.5)
Artur Minev (155) vs. Thomas Gantt (156)
Ketlen Vieira (136) vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti (135.5)
Cody Brundage (185.5) vs. Andre Petroski (185.5)
Alice Ardelean (116) vs. Polyana Viana (115.5)
Daniel Barez (125.5) vs. Luis Gurule (125.5)
Shauna Bannon (115.5) vs. Nicolle Caliari (115.5)

This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com

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