VIDEO UFC Vegas 119 Weigh-in: Brazilian Squad Makes Weight and Confirms Fights; Fighter Fined

Six professionals will represent Brazil at the event, most notably Vinicius LokDog, the only one on the main card.

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LokDog and Fili have a tense face-off at UFC. Photo: Getty Images/Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC

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Held this Friday (19), the official weigh-in of ufc vegas 119 It lasted about 20 minutes and went smoothly for the main names. In total, 24 fighters stepped on the scale and the six representatives of Brazil in the event that takes place this Saturday (20) did well. Only Kevin Borjasopponent of André Mascot, failed to fulfill his pre-fight obligation and was fined. The show's protagonists, Kyoji Horiguchi e Manel kape They performed well and will have a highly anticipated rematch, which is extremely important for the flyweight division (up to 57 kg).

Horiguchi was the first athlete to appear at the ceremony. Smiling, the experienced Japanese fighter weighed in at 56,6 kg. Kape, on the other hand, only showed up at the end of the weigh-in. But, despite the mystery, the Angolan, who has always struggled with weight cutting, had no problems this time, weighing in at 57,1 kg. It's worth noting that both veterans are in the top 5 of the category and will face each other for the second time in their careers. In their first fight, held in 2017 at Rizin, Kyoji submitted 'Starboy' in the third round.

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Brazilian Squadron

Friend and partner of Charles of the Bronx, Allan Puro Osso He was the first Brazilian fighter to appear at the weigh-in. Radiating health, the flyweight fighter weighed in at 57,1 kg. Meanwhile, the always enthusiastic... Vinicius LokDogThe only Brazilian athlete on the main card surprised everyone by rushing to the scales and weighing in at 65,9 kg. ufc vegas 119 This marks the bad boy's debut in the featherweight division (up to 65,7 kg).

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As for the popular ones Bia Mosque e Luana Santos They exuded friendliness at the weigh-in. The pair, who compete in the bantamweight division, even smiled on the scale, registering 61,6 kg. Luana's opponent, the experienced and serious... Karol Rosa He emerged lighter, weighing 61,4 kg.

The only problem

Scheduled to fight in the final bout of the preliminary card, Mascote, weighing in at 57,1 kg, was thrilled to make weight for the moccasins, however Kevin BorjasHis opponent failed to make weight. The Peruvian, visibly affected by the weight cut, weighed in at 58,5 kg and almost jeopardized the fight, but it will still take place. Due to the error, the athlete was fined 20% of his purse, which will go directly to the Brazilian.

UFC Vegas 119 technical details

Date: May 20, 2026

Time: From 18pm (Brasília time)

Location: Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

How to watch: SUPER FIGHTS LIVE in real time, Paramount+ (entire card) on TV and internet.

MAIN CARD (21pm Brasília time)

Flyweight (up to 57 kg): Manel kape (57,1 kg) x Kyoji Horiguchi (56,6 kg)

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Ion cutelaba(93,2 kg) x Navajo Stirling (92,9 kg)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Hyder Amil (65,7 kg) x Christian rodriguez (65,9 kg)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Melsik Baghdasaryan (65,9 kg) x Murtazali Magomedov (66,2 kg)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): André Fili (65,9 kg) x Vinicius LokDog (65,9 kg)

PRELIMINARY CARD (18pm Brasília time)

Flyweight (up to 57 kg): André Mascot (57,1 kg) x Kevin Borjas (58,5 kg) – Borjas failed to make weight and was fined 20% of his purse.

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Bia Mosque (61,6 kg) x Melissa Mullins (61,4 kg)

Flyweight (up to 57 kg): Allan Puro Osso (57,1 kg) x Mitch Raposo (56,9 kg)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Gaston Bolanos (66,2 kg) x Michael Aswell Jr. (66,2 kg)

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Leon Shahbazyan (77,3 kg) x Levan Chokheli (77,3 kg)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Karol Rosa (61,4 kg) x Luana Santos (61,6 kg)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Shane Collins (65,9 kg) x Otari Tanzilovi (65,7 kg)

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