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Night Holloway versus out and Barboza vs quarantilla live on ESPN and streaming on ESPN Plus [Music] UFC fans we’d like to welcome you to the weigh-ins for UFC Fight Night Holloway purses Allen tomorrow’s Main Event features featherweight standout sure to deliver on an action-packed bout Max Holloway is one of the greatest featherweights in MMA history the former Champion is not done chasing a title and can rebuild to a shot at the belt with a huge win on the other side is Arnold Allen the English Contender is a perfect 10-0 in the UFC and rides 12 straight wins into the biggest fight of his career the co-made event figures to bring the heat as well perennial Contender Edson Barbosa is looking to add to his impressive highlight reel and has a willing dance partner in the Relentless Billy corontillo who wants to take his spot in the top 15. we would like to send a special Welcome to our UFC fight club members joining us today in Kansas City we hope to see all of you right back here for the fights tomorrow night and now let’s hear it it’s time for the weigh-ins for us FC Fight Night Holloway versus Alice Kansas City let’s hear it the UFC is back give it up for Brooklyn and Luciana USC president Dana White is here let’s hear it Hunter Campbell and Sean Shelby as well we got an amazing fight card tomorrow night and a featherweight Main Event our prelims begin on ESPN plus first bout Us in the women’s bantamweight division Jocelyn Edwards takes on Lucia pudilova first to the scale Lucia Hootie Loba oh [Music] official weight 136 pounds for Lucia purilova and her opponent Jocelyn Edwards I’ll take away 136 and a half for Castle in La Pantera Edwards [Music] [Music] up next we’re in the bantamweight division Aaron Phillips takes on cast on polandos first to the scale the dream killer cast on bolagos 7 00:04:30,180 –> 00:04:32,600 [Music] official weight 136 pounds for cast on polano and his opponent Aaron the dragon Phillips [Music] official wait one 36 for Aaron Phillips foreign [Music] [Music] division Bruno Brazil takes on Tennessee Combs first to the scale Tennessee goes [Music] official weight 115 pounds for D goals and her opponent Bruno Brazil [Music] official weight 116 for Bruno Brazil [Music] [Applause] [Music] up next we move to the lightweight division Lando vanata takes on Daniel zellhuber first to the scale Daniel Golden Boy Sal Huber thank you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] official weight 156 pounds for Daniel Daniel Hoover and his opponent Ruby Lando fanata [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] Robertson takes on Vienna Rodriguez first to the scale Piedra Lafayette Rodriguez [Applause] [Music] [Music] official weight 116 pounds Rodriguez and her opponent Jillian The Savage Robertson [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] good [Music] morning [Music] from The Ultimate Fighter season three in short fuse Herman Kansas City is that coming [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] official weight 206 47 [Music] [Music] up next top five contenders in the flyweight division Brandon Roybal takes on matatus nicolau first of the scale fifth ranked Mateus nicolao [Music] official weight 126 pounds and his opponents fourth ranked Brandon Roy ball [Music] [Applause] [Music] official weight 126 for Raja Brandon Roybal [Music] s featured prelim is in the featherweight division Bill algio takes on TJ Brown first to the scale downtown T.J Brown [Music] [Applause] please [Music] [Applause] officer waiting 146 pounds for TJ Brown and his opponent Bill algo [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] gifted Garcia thank you [Music] official weight 155 pounds for Rafa Garcia and his opponent clay the carpenter Guida [Applause] [Applause] foreign [Applause] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Applause] contenders at phantomweight Square Off Pedro Munoz takes on Chris Gutierrez first of the scale 13th ranked Contender Chris Gutierrez [Music] [Music] official weight 136 for Chris Gutierrez [Music] and his opponent ninth ranked Contender to Young Punisher Pedro Munoz [Music] [Applause] [Music] official weight 136 pounds for Pedro Munoz [Music] up next we’re in the light heavyweight division Tanner poser takes on ewon kute lava first to the scale ewon the Hulk kutelaba [Music] lava [Music] [Applause] [Music] and his opponent Tanner Moser [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] thank you up next we stay in the light heavyweight division into the top 15. Justin Jacoby takes on azamat versus the scale 15 Frank awesome [Music] official weight 205 pounds for the professional azaman versus opponent 13th rank Justin Jeff Kobe 206 the official wave Dustin Jacoby [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] our co-main event is at featherway Edson Barbosa takes on Billy corrontillo first to the scale Billy corticillo [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] thank you foreign and his opponent 14th ranked featherweight Contender Edson Jr Barbosa [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] official weight 146 pounds foreign [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and now it’s time for a closer look at tomorrow night’s main events this is what I feel like I was born to do you know chase this path my whole life I put everything into it my whole career people always tell me I need to talk more crap you need to start calling this guy out telling people what you want but all the hard work I’ve been doing it’s gonna do the talking for me Triple A Arnold Almighty Alan and stone is talking in the octagon look at what he’s capable of when he’s on fire when he’s having a good performance to manage a straight-up killer whatever it takes to win is is what I want to do if I feel I have to go out there and wrestle a guy and take him down and get a submission that’s what I’m gonna do oh man I feel oh this guy’s a bit slow I can make a miss all night that’s what I’m gonna do feel the guys easy to hit I’m gonna try and hit him hard oh it’s a wobbly legs huge effort from Arnold Allen everything I do in my life is dedicated to being the best I can at this you’ve now won 10 fights in a row you are undefeated in the UFC the dude is looking Unstoppable right now but if you want to become one of the greats you’re gonna be the best the best is bless enter the top-ranked former Champion future Hall of Famer one of the greatest to ever do it in this weight class max blessed Holloway anybody that sit here and tell you this is an easy journey is lying to you dogs the dogs the unknowns it’s a lot but hey that’s what it makes it worth it the great times the good times the bad times I wouldn’t change a bad thing journey and I love every step of the journey I got a lot left in me a lot more time title runs is not out of a question I am still one of the best guys in the world what I do I just gotta go out and remind people he is so good in so many ways his octagon IQ is so high that fights with so much pressure with so much Pace that if you are not ready and not well prepared he is going to overwhelm you he’s a high pressure guy more often than not he walks forward throws punches and punches but I’m more calculated more measured more accurate I want to put on a striking clinic and show my level and show that I belong in that title picture on it it’s the biggest win of his career I know he likes to strike but a lot of people like to strike until we get in there and things go another way oh my goodness Halloween despite everything I want to be world champion if you can’t beat Max all the way I’d firmly believe and you can’t be number one so this is it I need to be him I know we have five rounds but if I go out there do my job I get it done within three [Music] should be a fun night for me [Music] first to the scale fourth ranked featherweight Contender undefeated in the UFC Arnold Almighty Allen [Applause] [Music] official weight [Music] 146 for Arnold Allen and his opponent the former champion blessed Holloway official weight 146 pounds for Max Holloway [Applause] Arnold Allen I know you’re not one for talking about it but you got to do it one final time before fighting for it how you feeling before the main event tomorrow night I’m feeling good man happy to be in Kansas City let’s go man let’s go this is the opportunity of my life you know this is the guy I’ve been wanting to fight you know we all know how good Max is and uh I’m blessed of here you’ve earned it Arnold Allen let’s hear it ladies and gentlemen and now the former champ future Hall of Famer but not done Max Holloway still fighting for that top spot at featherweight you want that belt back what can you tell this crowd on the eve of another big fight tune in free on ESPN get it while you can it’s gonna be uh super fun guys we’re gonna go out there I’m gonna be reminding people why I’m still here I’ll see you guys tomorrow night let him hear it Max Holloway and Arnold Allen tomorrow night from right here at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City we’ll see you then [Applause] [Music] tomorrow the UFC is headed back to Kansas City with a stacked code former Champion Max blessed Halloween makes his return to the Opera as he takes on surgeon Contender Arnold Almighty Allen plus Edson Barbosa and Billy quarantillo throw down UFC Fight Night Holloway versus out and Barbosa versus quarantilla live on ESPN and streaming on ESPN Plus enter now for your chance to win a UFC dream week like no other as UFC International fight week returns to Las 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Jermaine Sterling is the man today I take you down it’s a wrap there is a new King on the 135 pound throne Henry announcing his return back for the championship that he never lost three years away from the Octagon the king is back [Applause] I’m gonna remind you why you retired in the first place [Applause] [Music] is the most technical guy in the game he has the most submissions in the history of the sport Charles Oliveira is an absolute Savage he’s had that belt and he wants it back he’s on a tremendous win streak I am going to take him out and set myself up for that belt and man with this Newark New Jersey backdrop the anticipation is absolutely off the chart let’s do it I was going to war