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UFC Chile Weigh-In Video & Results

Check out the full UFC Fight Night 129 early weigh-in results:

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The UFC will roll into South America tomorrow night (Sat., May 19, 2018) with UFC Fight Night 129 from the Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile.

In the main event, surging welterweight contender Kamaru Usman will meet late replacement veteran Demian Maia after ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’s’ original opponent Santiago Ponzinibbio withdrew because of injury. In the co-main event, touted women’s strawweight prospects Alexa Grasso and Tatiana Suarez will go to war.

The fighters stepped on the scales earlier today in Chile to weigh in. Watch the video and check out the full results here (via MMA Mania):

Main event airing on FOX Sports 1:

170 lbs.: Demian Maia (171) vs. Kamaru Usman (170)

Main card airing on FOX Sports 1:

115 lbs.: Alexa Grasso (115) vs. Tatiana Suarez (115)
205 lbs.: Jared Cannonier (205) vs. Dominick Reyes (205)
135 lbs.: Guido Cannetti (136) vs. Diego Rivas (136)
125 lbs.: Veronica Macedo (126) vs. Andrea Lee (125)
170 lbs.: Chad Laprise (171) vs. Vicente Luque (170)

Preliminary card airing on FOX Sports 2:

170 lbs.: Michel Prazeres (170) vs. Zak Cummings (170)
125 lbs.: Brandon Moreno (125) vs. Alexandre Pantoja (125)
115 lbs.: Poliana Botelho (115) vs. Syuri Kondo (116)
145 lbs.: Gabriel Benitez (145) vs. Humberto Bandenay (145)

Preliminary card airing on Fight Pass:

145 lbs.: Enrique Barzola (145) vs. Brandon Davis (146)
135 lbs.: Henry Briones (136) vs. Frankie Saenz (136)
155 lbs.: Claudio Puelles (154) vs. Felipe Silva (156)

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Kamaru Usman: It’s My Time Now

With an 11-fight unbeaten streak as well as being 7-0 in the UFC, Kamaru Usman is looking to continue his surge to the mountaintop with a win over Demian Maia at UFC Chile. The 31-year-old has been competing for only six years following his strong wres…

With an 11-fight unbeaten streak as well as being 7-0 in the UFC, Kamaru Usman is looking to continue his surge to the mountaintop with a win over Demian Maia at UFC Chile. The 31-year-old has been competing for only six years following his strong wrestling career at the University of Nebraska. Usman is a […]

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Kamaru Usman Has a Message for Demian Maia

The wait for Kamaru Usman is finally over. He is not only getting a ranked opponent, but he is getting former title challenger and #5 ranked welterweight in the world, Demian Maia. This is not to say the wait has been easy for Kamaru Usman (12-1). The …

The wait for Kamaru Usman is finally over. He is not only getting a ranked opponent, but he is getting former title challenger and #5 ranked welterweight in the world, Demian Maia. This is not to say the wait has been easy for Kamaru Usman (12-1). The Nigerian Nightmare has been very vocal about the […]

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Former Title Contender To Fight Kamaru Usman In UFC Chile Headliner

The UFC has officially announced the new main event for the upcoming UFC Chile event. It was well established last week that Santiago Ponzinibbio had been forced to withdraw from his headlining bout against Kamaru Usman due to a hand injury. Ponzinibbio is 8-2 inside the Octagon and has picked up six straight wins coming […]

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The UFC has officially announced the new main event for the upcoming UFC Chile event.

It was well established last week that Santiago Ponzinibbio had been forced to withdraw from his headlining bout against Kamaru Usman due to a hand injury.

Ponzinibbio is 8-2 inside the Octagon and has picked up six straight wins coming into this bout. Now, he’s slated to undergo surgery.

The UFC announced on late Thursday night that former title contender Demian Maia would step in on short notice to accept the fight against Usman.

Maia has lost his last two fights to break a seven-fight winning streak. First, he lost to UFC welterweight champion at UFC 214 last July for the title by decision then suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Colby Covington three months later.

On the flip side, Usman is riding seven consecutive wins and has won all seven of his bouts in the UFC.

UFC Chile is set to take place on Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile.

The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass. Here is how the current card looks:

Demian Maia vs. Kamaru Usman
Andrea Lee vs. Veronica Macedo
Chad Laprise vs. Vicente Luque
Alexa Grasso vs. Tatiana Suarez
Guido Cannetti vs. Diego Rivas
Poliana Botelho vs. Syuri Kondo
Humberto Bandenay vs. Gabriel Benitez
Zak Cummings vs. Michel Prazeres
Henry Briones vs. Frankie Saenz
Jared Cannonier vs. Dominick Reyes
Claudio Puelles vs. Felipe Silva
Ray Borg vs. Brandon Moreno
Enrique Barzola vs. Brandon Davis

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Report: Demian Maia vs. Kamaru Usman Possible For UFC Chile

Kamaru Usman may finally get his wish of fighting Demian Maia. Usman was originally scheduled to take on Santiago Ponzinibbio in the main event of UFC Chile. Ponzinibbio was forced to pull out of the event with an injury. Many have wondered who will st…

Kamaru Usman may finally get his wish of fighting Demian Maia. Usman was originally scheduled to take on Santiago Ponzinibbio in the main event of UFC Chile. Ponzinibbio was forced to pull out of the event with an injury. Many have wondered who will step up to face Usman and we may have the answer. […]

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UFC Chile: Ponzinibbio-Usman, Oezdemir-Shogun Cancelled

Ticket holders to the UFC Chile event next month got some awful news this weekend. Combate was the first to report the news that Santiago Ponzinibbio has been removed from the scheduled main event against Kamaru Usman due to injury. To make matters wor…

Ticket holders to the UFC Chile event next month got some awful news this weekend. Combate was the first to report the news that Santiago Ponzinibbio has been removed from the scheduled main event against Kamaru Usman due to injury. To make matters worse, Combate also broke the news that Volkan Oezdemir has suffered an […]

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