Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live TONIGHT (Sat., June 20, 2026)with UFC Vegas 119, streaming live online via Paramount+. The event happens inside META APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC Vegas 119 Preview
Last week was weird because of the bonkers White House card. Things are back to normal now. That means largely forgettable fights with unrecognizable fighters at the UFC APEX.
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Yay!
All snark aside, the main event tonight is top quality. Manel Kape vs. Kyoji Horiguchi should produce a new title challenger at Flyweight. This is also a rematch from 2017, when Horiguchi submitted Kape in the RIZIN ring. Both men are riding good win streaks with a couple of exciting finishes. This should be good.
The co-main event is Navajo Stirling vs. Ion Cutelaba. Stirling will try and keep his hype, and undefeated record, pristine in this fight against the wily veteran. Cutelaba will try cause a shock, just like he did to Oumar Sy last time out (re-live that here).
Rounding out the main card is Hyder Amil vs. Christian Rodriguez, Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Murtazeli Magomedov and Vinicius Oliveira vs. Andre Fili. If you can pick two of those guys out of a line-up you can call yourself a hardcore mixed martial arts (MMA) fan.
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The featured “Prelim” is Andre Lima vs. Kevin Borjas. Lima is one of the best fighters on the card. He’ll look to go 12-0 tonight. Bia Mesquita is also among the best fighters on the card. She’ll look to go 8-0 against Melissa Mullins.
UFC Vegas 119 Start Date and Time
We’re back to our usual schedule now that we’ve switched the White House for the Warehouse. Check out the Paramount+ timings at META APEX below:
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UFC Vegas 119‘s “Prelims” will begin at 5 p.m. ET.
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UFC Vegas 119‘s main card is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET.
The live blog here starts rolling below at 5 p.m. ET. Come in and say hi!
UFC VEGAS 119 QUICK RESULTS
Main card
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125 lbs.: Manel Kape def. Kyoji Horiguchi by TKO (punches), round 3 (2:42) — HIGHLIGHTS
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205 lbs.: Navajo Stirling def. Ion Cutelaba by TKO (punches), round 2 (3:23)
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145 lbs.: Christian Rodriguez def. Hyder Amil by technical submission (guillotine), round 1 (3:43)
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145 lbs.: Murtazeli Magomedov def. Melsik Baghdasaryan by submission (twister), round 1 (1:17) — HIGHLIGHTS
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145 lbs.: Vinicius Oliveira def. Andre Fili by TKO (punches, knees and elbows), round 2 (4:56) — HIGHLIGHTS
Prelims
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125 lbs.: Kevin Borjas def. Andre Lima by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
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135 lbs.: Bia Mesquita def. Melissa Mullins by submission (armbar), round 1 (3:16) — HIGHLIGHTS
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125 lbs.: Mitch Raposo def. Allan NAscimento by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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145 lbs.: Gaston Bolanos def. Michael Aswell Jr. by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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170 lbs.: Levan Chokheli def. Leon Shahbazyan by TKO (punches), round 1 (0:23) — HIGHLIGHTS
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135 lbs.: Luana Santos def. Karol Rosa by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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145 lbs.: Shane Collins def. Otari Tanzilovi by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
UFC VEGAS 119 PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES
Main card
Manel Kape vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
Round 1: Horiguchi strikes first with a body kick. After that, there’s a lot of feinting from both men. Horiguchi scores the next big shot, though, with a big right hook. He follows that up with a straight and then manages to get out of range before Kape fires back. Horiguchi landed another body kick in the last minute. He then landed a react reactive single leg takedown to secure the round.
10-9 Horiguchi
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Round 2: Horiguchi clips Kape behind the ear and elicits a little wobble from him. He hits him again, with a left, and elicits a slip this time. Horiguchi takes advantage of that and gets on top of him. Horiguchi works from half guard and might be trying to set up the head and arm choke he used to win their first fight. Kape manages to get full guard, though. Kape then lands some nice elbows from the bottom. That doesn’t cancel out all Horiguchi’s top control, though.
20-18 Horiguchi
Round 3: Kape comes out firing, trying to unsettle Horiguchi and try and put an end to this before he gets taken down again. Horiguchi gives as good as he gets, though. And he stings Kape with a straight right. That forces Kape to back off and slow down. Kape circles away and tries to keep distance, as he tries to recover. Kape then seems to perhaps roll an ankle. He stumbles a little. Horiguchi advances onto him and walks into a big punch! He’s hurt and Kape knows it. Kape fires off more shots and has Horiguchi down. He keeps punching and the ref calls right after Kape lands a big ground strike.
Official decision: Manel Kape def. Kyoji Horiguchi by TKO (punches), round 3 (2:42)
Ion Cutelaba vs. Navajo Stirling
Round 1: Cutelaba came out swinging, but missed. Stirling then pressed Cutelaba to the fence. Cutelaba responded by locking up a tight guillotine. Stirling was stuck, but Cutelaba helped him out by dropping down to his back and trying to mount him. That gave Stirling space to get out the choke. Cutelaba continued to sling Stirling around, with his bodylock, though. Stiriling eventually got free and back to the center of the Octagon. Stirling then caught Cutelaba and Cutelaba played possum to try and draw him in. Stirling didn’t bite, though. Cutelaba tries that gambit again, later, reacting to a straight punch. Stirling doesn’t bite then, either. Cutelaba play acting being hurt, might do him some damage with the judges, though.
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10-9 Cutelaba
Round 2: Stirling initiated some wrestling to start the round. Cutelaba got a kimura during the scramble, though, and used it to take Stirling down and get on top of him. Stirling was able to slip out of the hold, though. Cutelaba then dragged him down again, but Stirling managed to get up and get free. Cutelaba got another bodylock, though, and used that for a takedown. Stirling managed to get on top and had Cutelaba sat against the fence. He then unloaded with punches. Cutelaba covered up and just sat there. Cutelaba didn’t take much damage, but he wasn’t trying to get away. The referee eventually put an end to that.
Official decision: Navajo Stirling def. Ion Cutelaba by TKO (punches), round 2 (3:23)
Hyder Amil vs. Christian Rodriguez
Round 1: Rodriguez scored early with some solid right hands over the top. Amil tried to get into closer range and brawl, but those overhands really stung him and kept him on the outside. Rodriguez then mixed things up with a takedown attempt, though he couldn’t get Amil all the way down. With Amil trying to figure out how to get closer, Rodriguez dropped him with a massive head kick. Rodriguez then pounced on him and landed some punches before snatching up a guillotine for a technical decision. Nasty stuff from C-Rod.
Official decision: Christian Rodriguez def. Hyder Amil by technical submission (guillotine), round 1 (3:43)
Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Murtazeli Magomedov
Round 1: After some heavy exchanges, Magomedov manages to pull Baghdasaryan down against the cage. He takes the back and flattens him out. He goes for the choke and then locks up a body triangle. Baghdasaryan tries to turn, but Magomedov catches him in some sort of a twister to force the tap.
Official decision: Murtazeli Magomedov def. Melsik Baghdasaryan by submission (twister), round 1 (1:17)
Vinicius Oliveira vs. Andre Fili
Round 1: Oliveira bobbed and weaved and then cracked Fili with some leg kicks and straight punches. Fili showed a good chin, but those were solid shots to the chin. Fili was then able to respond and wobble Oliveira with a punch. Fili then landed a big body kick which had Oliveira grimacing. He landed a second one that almost put Oliveira down, but Oliveira managed to fight through the pain. Oliveira started swinging for the fences after that. He also landed another hard leg kick that had Fili limping.
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10-9 Fili
Round 2: Oliviera dropped the feints and just started throwing bombs to open the second. He caught Fili a few times and also landed that solid leg kick again. At this point Fili’s movement was severely compromised due to all those kicks. Oliviera then trapped Fili against the fence and punished him with more shots and yet another leg kick. Oliveira trapped Fili a few more times against the fence and then eventually managed to get the stoppage after a huge barrage of blows, which included 12-6 elbows to the back of the head. Those were missed… by Herb Dean.
Official decision: Vinicius Oliveira def. Andre Fili by TKO (punches, knees and elbows), round 2 (4:56)
Prelims
Andre Lina vs. Kevin Borjas: Borjas impressed against the favorite Lima in the first round. He was very mobile and did a good job at frustrating Lima. It was a close round, but Borjas stole it by stinging Lima with a short hook right at the end. In the second, both men threw kicks and Lima’s landed on Borjas’ cup. That put Borjas down and he took an entire five minutes to recover. It looked like Borjas wouldn’t be able to continue, but when the fight restarted, he came out firing. He then won the second round thanks to his activity. Lima needed a finish in the third, but he didn’t fight with enough urgency to get it. That was the story of the fight for him.
Official decision: Kevin Borjas def. Andre Lima by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
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Bia Mesquita vs. Melissa Mullins: Mesquita stays undefeated and progresses up the ladder towards. However… the big favorite didn’t have it all her way. She was rocked by Mullins and almost finished. But Mullins took a big risk in going to the ground once she had Mesquita hurt. From her back, Mesquita masterfully locked down Mullins and then worked for the armbar.
Official decision: Bia Mesquita def. Melissa Mullins by submission (armbar), round 1 (3:16)
Mitch Raposo vs. Allan Nascimento: Raposo did well in the first two rounds, chipping away with his striking and making sure he was on the front foot. Nascimento came out with a lot of fire in the third and dropped Raposo with the best punch of the fight. He then got on top and wasted an entire round in top control when he needed a finish to win.
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Official decision: Mitch Raposo def. Allan Nascimento by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Michael Aswell Jr. vs. Gaston Bolanos: That was another great fight. Aswell started and finished well in this fight, lighting Bolanos up with his one-two. But in the middle period, Bolanos had the momentum and was able to out-land and hurt Aswell with his kicking game. I scored the first round and third round for Aswell. The judges gave Bolanos that close first round and I’m totally OK with that. No robbery here, just a close fight.
Official decision: Gaston Bolanos def. Michael Aswell Jr. by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Leon Shahbazyan vs. Levan Chokheli: Chokheli made Shahbazyan look like a guy they just pulled out of the crowd. He hurt him with the first leg kick he threw (which barely landed) and then rifled off a combo which included a brutal body shot to fold Shahbazyan and get the lightning quick TKO win.
Official decision: Levan Chokheli def. Leon Shahbazyan by TKO (punches), round 1 (0:23)
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Karol Rosa vs. Luana Santos: Total domination from Santos. Her grappling looked on point tonight and she completely overwhelmed the veteran Rosa. She racked up almost twelve and a half minutes of control time. She didn’t do much damage, at all, but it was an impressive performance nonetheless.
Official result: Luana Santos def. Karol Rosa by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Shane Collins vs. Otari Tanzilovi: That was a fun scrap to open the card. Tanzilovi got some takedowns, but didn’t do much with them. Collins was able to hurt and tire Tanzilovi out on the feet with some creative striking and also snapped on a handful of submission attempts. Collins might be a fun addition to the Featherweight rankings.
Official decision: Shane Collins def. Otari Tanzilovi by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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