All fighters successfully made weight on Friday for UFC Vegas 117, clearing the way for fight night at the UFC’s Meta Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 16, 2026.
The card is headlined by a 145-pound matchup between Arnold Allen and Melquizael Costa, with the co-main event also set at featherweight as DooHo Choi meets Daniel Santos. The Nevada State Athletic Commission affords a one-pound allowance in non-title fights, and all athletes came in on point.
Weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 117 began at 12 p.m. ET (9 a.m. PT), with staredowns scheduled for roughly 2 p.m. ET as the fighters faced off for the final time before stepping into the cage.
UFC Vegas 117 streams on Paramount+ and features a main card spread across featherweight, bantamweight, and light heavyweight contests. The prelims showcase action in the welterweight, light heavyweight, lightweight, bantamweight, middleweight, strawweight, and flyweight divisions, with names such as Khaos Williams, Modestas Bukauskas, Ketlen Vieira, Cody Brundage, Polyana Viana, and more set for action.
