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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns this weekend with UFC Fight Night 231, also known as UFC: Sao Paulo and UFC on ESPN+ 89, at Ginasio Do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
In the main event of the night, a top 10 heavyweight showdown takes center stage when No. 9 Jailton Almeida takes on former title challenger Derrick Lewis, who is ranked No. 10. Almeida was initially scheduled to face No. 5-ranked Curtis Blaydes, who withdrew for unknown reasons.
In the co-main event, undefeated welterweight prospect Gabriel Bonfim (15-0) takes on “Danish Dynamite” Nicolas Dalby (22-4-1).
There is also a trio of UFC debutants who will compete on the card with Dana White’s Contender Series alum Victor Hugo (24-4), undefeated Eduarda Moura (9-0), and Nova Uniao standout Kaue Fernandes (8-1) who are looking to make a big first impression.
The UFC Fight Night 231 prelims kick off at 6:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The main card will also air exclusively on ESPN+ beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET.
Ahead of this weekend’s event, all of the fighters had to step onto the scale for the official weigh-ins. Unfortunately, things went awry and it was a disaster for the promotion with four fighters missing their contracted weight limits.
One fight, Victor Hugo vs. Daniel Marcos, was scrapped from Saturday’s event after Hugo missed weight by 2.5 pounds.
Did your favorite fighter hit their mark?
A full look at the official weigh-in results for UFC Sao Paolo can be seen below.
UFC Sao Paolo Weigh-in Results
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 9:00 p.m. ET)
- Jailton Almeida (236) vs. Derrick Lewis (265)
- Gabriel Bonfim (170.5) vs. Nicolas Dalby (170.5)
- Don’Tale Mayes (264) vs. Rodrigo Nascimento (264)
- Caio Borralho (186) vs. Abus Magomedov (185)
- Armen Petrosyan (186) vs. Rodolfo Vieira (185.5)
- Ismael Bonfim (159.5)* vs. Vinc Pichel (155.5)**
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:00 p.m. ET)
- Elves Brener (164) vs. Kaynan Kruschewsky (165) – 165-pound contract weight
- Rinat Fakhretdinov (170.5) vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (171)
Victor Hugo (138.5)*** vs. Daniel Marcos (136)- Modestas Bukauskas (205.5) vs. Vitor Petrino (206)
- Denise Gomes (115.5) vs. Angela Hill (115.5)
- Montserrat Conejo (114) vs. Eduarda Moura (119.5)****
- Marc Diakiese (155) vs. Kaue Fernandes (155)
*Ismael Bonfim missed the lightweight limit. He will be fined a percentage of his purse if a catchweight bout against Vinc Pichel is approved.
**Pichel was 157 on his first attempt. He was given an additional hour and made weight at 155.5 pounds.
**Hugo missed the bantamweight limit. The fight has been scrapped.
***Moura missed the women’s strawweight limit. She will be fined 30 percent of her purse, but a catchweight bout against Montserrat Conejo was approved.