Costa vs Allen is scheduled to take place Saturday, May 16th, at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 5-round featherweight (145 lbs, 66 kg) bout; it is the main event of the UFC Vegas 117 (also known as UFC Fight Night 276). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Arnold Allen record
The black belt in Bjj Arnold Allen entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-4-0 (55% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 featherweight in the world.
He won just one out of his last four fights, against Giga Chikadze in July 2024 (Arnold Allen vs Giga Chikadze), then he has lost to Jean Silva (Jean Silva vs Arnold Allen).
Melquizael Costa record
His opponent, Melquizael Costa, has an official record of 26-7-0 (65% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the featherweight division.
He was defeated by Steve Garcia in 2023 but then he has won six bouts beating Julian Erosa, Morgan Charriere and Dan Ige in his last three (Dan Ige vs Melquizael Costa).
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 117 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on Paramount+)
Arnold Allen vs Melquizael Costa
Daniel Santos vs Doo Ho Choi
Juan Diaz vs Malcolm Wellmaker
Modestas Bukauskas vs Christian Edwards
Timothy Cuamba vs Bernardo Sopai
Kalinn Williams vs Nikolay Veretennikov
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+)
Ivan Erslan vs George Tokkos
Thomas Gantt vs Artur Minev
Ketlen Vieira vs Jacqueline Cavalcanti
Andre Petroski vs Cody Brundage
Alice Ardelean vs Polyana Viana
Luis Gurule vs Daniel Barez
Shauna Bannon vs Nicolle Caliari
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC Vegas 117: Allen vs Costa weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Arnold Allen vs Melquizael Costa as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
the fight Allen vs Costa starts at 35:00
Result
Who won Allen vs Costa fight?
Arnold Allen defeated Melquizael Costa via unanimous decision. Scores were 50–45, 50–45, 49–46.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 117 post-fight octagon interview of Arnold Allen and Melquizael Costa.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC Vegas 117 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Melquizael Costa and Arnold Allen (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Bonus awards
UFC Vegas 117 Fight of the Night: Choi Doo-ho vs. Daniel Santos
UFC Vegas 117 Performance of the Night: Juan Díaz, Alice Ardelean