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Bonfim Beats Muhammad, Enters Top Five, Calls Out Della Maddalena

6/8/2026

Summary

Bonfim Defeats Muhammad

Gabriel Bonfim (Brazilian welterweight) defeated Belal Muhammad (U.S.) at UFC Fight Night UFC Vegas 118 on June 6, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gabriel Bonfim (Brazilian welterweight) improved to 7-1, extended his streak to five and entered welterweight top five.
Gabriel Bonfim (Brazilian welterweight) called out Jack Della Maddalena (former champion) as his next opponent.
Belal Muhammad (U.S.) dropped to 24-6 after his third straight loss, prompting weight-class change speculation.

Summary

Danis vs Chimaev

Dillon Danis jabbed Belal Muhammad on X after Muhammad’s loss to Gabriel Bonfim, then deleted it.
Dillon Danis will face Khamzat Chimaev in a catch-weight freestyle wrestling bout headlining RAF 10 on June 13, showing a trend of UFC fighters moving to wrestling events after MMA losses.
Belal Muhammad, after a 10-0 loss to David Carr at RAF 04 in December 2025, is set to wrestle Ben Askren at RAF 11 on July 18.

History

Historical Context

In 2008 former WWE champion Brock Lesnar joined the UFC and won the heavyweight title at UFC 91, creating the first high-profile wrestler-to-MMA crossover. Dana White later pointed to the $1.5 billion 2003 WWE pay-per-view boom and Lesnar’s $5.3 million 2011 earnings as a model that fighters like Gabriel Bonfim and Khamzat Chimaev now follow with catch-weight wrestling matches.

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Bonfim Defeats Muhammad

Gabriel Bonfim (Brazilian welterweight) defeated Belal Muhammad (U.S.) at UFC Fight Night UFC Vegas 118 on June 6, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gabriel Bonfim (Brazilian welterweight) improved to 7-1, extended his streak to five and entered welterweight top five.
Gabriel Bonfim (Brazilian welterweight) called out Jack Della Maddalena (former champion) as his next opponent.
Belal Muhammad (U.S.) dropped to 24-6 after his third straight loss, prompting weight-class change speculation.

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