Gabriel Bonfim launched himself into the welterweight prime 5 with a spectacularly dominant efficiency in opposition to Belal Muhammad within the UFC Vegas 118 headliner.
The primary two rounds had been pretty aggressive, however it was Bonfim who appeared to land the extra impactful strikes, together with a sequence of brutal leg kicks. Muhammad went to his nook after the second stanza, leaking blood from his nostril. When he got here again out for the third, he instantly shot for the primary takedown of the battle. Nonetheless, Bonfim noticed it coming and fended off the try with relative ease.
Midway via the third, Bonfim despatched Muhammad’s mouthpiece flying throughout the Octagon with a nasty proper hand. To his credit score, Muhammad took each little bit of the bunch and by no means backed down, however probably discovered himself down on the scorecards after three rounds.
Bonfim continued to dominate the motion as Muhammad’s nook desperately urged him to indicate urgency contained in the Octagon. Sadly, the second would by no means come for the previous welterweight titleholder.
After 5 rounds of motion, we went to the scorecards the place ‘Bear in mind The Identify’ would undergo his third straight loss beneath the UFC banner.
Official Outcome: Gabriel Bonfim def. Belal Muhammad through unanimous determination (50-45, 50-45, 50-45).
Test Out Highlights From Belal Muhammad vs. Gabriel Bonfim at UFC Vegas 118:
