Vitor Petrino weighed in at 249 pounds | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Vitor Petrino is living his best life after getting rid of weight cuts, and expects it to reflect in a better performance when he enters the octagon Saturday to face off with heavyweight Austen Lane in the main card portion of UFC Nashville . The 27-year-old had a great start in the UFC, knocking out Rodolfo Bellato at Dana White ’s Contender Series and then going 4-0 in the promotion with a pair of finishes and bonuses. Petrino stumbled hard next in 2024, losing quickly as a massive favorite over Anthony Smith and then suffering a third-round knockout defeat to Dustin Jacoby