UFC Fight Night 29 weigh-ins set for Oct. 8 in Barueri; Aldo, Barao host Q&A

Official fighter weigh-ins for next week’s “UFC Fight Night 29: Maia vs. Shields” event are set for Tuesday, Oct. 8 at Jose Correa Arena in Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The same venue then hosts the following night’s UFC Fight Night 29 card, which features a welterweight headliner between jiu-jitsu ace Demian Maia (18-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) and former Strikeforce middleweight champ Jake Shields (28-6-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC). In the co-main event, Korean veteran Dong Hyun Kim (17-2-1 MMA, 8-2 UFC) meets Brazilian prospect Erick Silva (15-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) in a welterweight matchup.

The six-fight UFC Fight Night 29 main card airs on FOX Sports 1 following four prelims on FOX Sports 1 and one on Facebook.

The first fighter steps on the scale at 4 p.m. BRT local time (3 p.m. ET local time), and doors open to the public at 1:30 p.m. The weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

Prior to the weigh-ins, fans can attend a Q&A session with UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and UFC interim bantamweight title holder Renan Barao. The Q&A, which starts at 2:30 p.m. BRT local time, is also open to the public.

The full UFC Fight Night 29 card includes:

• MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1, 7 p.m. ET)
• Demian Maia vs. Jake Shields
• Dong Hyun Kim vs. Erick Silva
• Matt Hamill vs. Thiago Silva
• Joey Beltran vs. Fabio Maldonado
• Rousimar Palhares vs. Mike Pierce
• Raphael Assuncao vs. T.J. Dillashaw

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 5 p.m. ET)

• Rodrigo Damm vs. Hacran Dias
• Igor Araujo vs. Ildemar Alcantara
• Yan Cabral vs. David Mitchell
• Chris Cariaso vs. Iliarde Santos

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 4:30 p.m. ET)

• Alan Patrick vs. Garett Whiteley

For more on UFC Fight Night 29, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Jose Aldo)