Jul 13, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Gabriel Bonfim (pink gloves) reacts after his combat in opposition to Ange Loosa (blue gloves) all over UFC Battle Night time at Ball Area. Necessary Credit score: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Pictures Former UFC welterweight champion and Chicago local Belal Muhammad had no solutions for Brazil’s Gabriel Bonfim, who secured his twentieth win in 21 MMA fights by means of securing a unanimous determination (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) win in the primary match of UFC Battle Night time in Las Vegas on Saturday night time.
Bonfim (20-1) used crisp boxing to bloody and batter Muhammad’s nostril right through the 25-minute combat.
Thru a translator, Bonfim confirmed recognize to Muhammad (24-6, 1 NC) for his toughness and unravel, thanking him for a aggressive combat.
“Our sport plan, we put it (into) perfection, and it took place,” Bonfim mentioned following the win.
Bonfim (20-1) mentioned he needs to stay “energetic,” teasing a conceivable combat with fellow former champion Jack Della Maddalena down the street.
Muhammad was the UFC welterweight titleholder in July 2024 in opposition to Leon Edwards at UFC 304, however could not capitalize at the championship momentum with back-to-back losses (and relinquishing his name) following the career-defining second coming into Saturday’s contest.
The middleweight co-main match noticed an all-action placing affair between Brendan Allen of Brazil and Edmen Shahbazyan, which ended with Allen keeping up his top-five rating. Allen (27-7) earned a unanimous determination win, taking the playing cards 30-27, 29-28, 30-27. Shahbazyan (16-6) had his three-fight profitable streak halted, as he had now not misplaced since August 2024.
In a back-and-forth light-weight affair, Australian Tom Nolan overcame Frenchman Fares Ziam by means of unanimous determination, taking the playing cards 29-28, 29-28, 29-28. Nolan (11-1) prolonged his profitable streak to 5, dragging Ziam right into a grueling combat essentially spent in a large number of grappling exchanges whilst additionally blending up moves at the ft. Ziam (18-5) noticed his six-fight unbeaten streak finish, which had lasted since September 2022.
At bantamweight, Bryce Mitchell discovered a gap within the last seconds of the 3rd around to protected an arm-triangle submission win over Mexico’s Santiago Luna. Mitchell (19-4) has earned 10 wins by means of submission, handing Luna (8-1) his first loss as a certified. Mitchell stays unbeaten since transferring to bantamweight after first of all coming into the promotion at featherweight. Luna accredited the combat on a few week’s understand, as Mitchell used to be first of all slated to combat Victor Henry, who withdrew for undisclosed causes.
Gentle heavyweight Iwo Baraniewski of Poland wanted 1:25 to increase his first-round completing streak to 9, using consecutive leg kicks adopted by means of ground-and-pound to protected a TKO of Australian Justin Tafa to start the primary card. Baraniewski (9-0) mentioned he is serious about a peak 15 opponent and a handy guide a rough turnaround for his subsequent combat, whilst Tafa (7-6) has dropped 3 of his final 4 UFC appearances.
–Box Degree Media
