After visiting New Jersey (USA), the world's largest MMA organization returns home and features a Brazilian in the main event. ufc vegas 117, an event that takes place this Saturday (16), the packed Melquizael Costa, who has six consecutive wins, will face the veteran arnold allen, in an extremely important fight valid for the featherweight division (up to 65,8 kg). In addition to this athlete, the 'Brazilian Squad' has five other representatives in the show.
In the main card, Melk, who is experiencing the best moment of his career and is ranked 12th in the division, has the chance to get closer to the top 5, since the Englishman is currently number seven. In turn, Daniel Willycat seeks its fifth consecutive victory in the second most important match of ufc vegas 117My friend and training partner Charles of the Bronx He will face off against Dooho Choi.
In the preliminary portion, women's MMA is represented. Undefeated in the UFC with five wins, Jacqueline Cavalcanti fight against Ketlen Scallopwhich comes from defeat. Already Nicole Caliari, after two consecutive defeats, aims to win for the first time in the UFC, while Polyana vianaWith three consecutive failures, he needs to end this bad streak if he wants to remain with the organization.
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How to watch UFC Vegas 117
Starting at 18:00 PM (Brasilia time), the ufc vegas 117 It will be broadcast live and in its entirety on the streaming platform 'Paramount+'. The main card is scheduled to begin at 21 PM. The UFC has NOT had a broadcast on 'Combate' since the end of 2022.
the coverage of SUPER FIGHTS It starts at 17:45 PM. All matches will be covered LIVE, minute by minute, with scores and highlights. SUPER FIGHTS It will also provide coverage of all the fights at the event on YouTube with narration, commentary, and videos.
UFC Vegas 117 technical details
Date: May 16, 2026
Time: From 18pm (Brasília time)
Location: Meta Apex, Nevada, United States
How to watch: SUPER FIGHTS LIVE in real time, Paramount+ (entire card) on TV and internet.
MAIN CARD (21pm Brasília time)
Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): arnold allen x Melquizael Costa
Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Dooho Choi x Daniel Willycat
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Malcolm Wellmaker Juan Diaz
Married weight (up to 97,5 kg): Modest Bukauskas x Christian Edwards
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Timothy Cuamba x Bernardo Sopaj
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Nikolay Veretennikov x Khaos Williams
PRELIMINARY CARD (18pm Brasília time)
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Tuco Tokkos x Ivan Erslan
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Thomas Gantt x Artur Minev
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Ketlen Scallop x Jacqueline Cavalcanti
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Cody Brundage x Andre Petroski
Straw weight (up to 52,2 kg): Alice Ardelean x Polyana viana
Flyweight (up to 57 kg): Daniel Barez x Luis Gurule
Straw weight (up to 52,2 kg): Shauna Bannon x Nicole Caliari
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