
UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim: Live Winners and Losers, Results
It all looked so different for Belal Muhammad just two years ago.
The popular Palestinian welterweight, known by his "Remember The Name" tagline, became king of the 170-pounders at the UFC 304 show in July 2024, when he beat local hero Leon Edwards in front of an adoring English crowd.
But it's been something less than strawberries and cream since for the now-37-year-old, who lost to Jack Della Maddalena in his first title defense and dropped a subsequent decision to rising contender Ian Machado Garry six months later.
He'll face another ambitious climber atop a 12-bout Fight Night show at the Apex facility in Las Vegas, where he meets 11th-ranked Brazilian export Gabriel Bonfim in a scheduled five-rounder.
Bonfim has won four straight since his lone career loss in November 2023, most recently squashing veteran gatekeeper Randy Brown in two rounds last November.
B/R's combat team is in place to deliver a real-time account of the card's definitive winners and losers. Take a look at what we come up with and drop a thought of your own in the app comments.
Winner: Patience Before Punishment
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Chelsea Chandler is a patient woman.
She'd not appeared in a UFC fight in 14 months and hadn't won one in 27, so approaching Priscila Cachoeira with a step-by-step process wasn't foreign to her.
The 35-year-old weathered a fight-opening stand-up barrage from the powerful Brazilian, landed strikes of her own to get her opponent to the mat and took over from there on the way to a submission via armbar at 3:42 of the opening round.
Chandler initially appeared as if she'd chase a win by choke, but instead bided her time, waited for Cachoeira to put herself in a vulnerable spot, then seized her left arm and drew a quick surrender upon locking in the finishing maneuver.
It leveled her UFC record at 3-3 and completed her comeback from myriad health issues since her last appearance.
"You can expect me to get back with a vengeance," Chandler said. "(Those who beat me) fought me when I was f'ed up. I think people do get second chances and I'm here for it."
Winner: Making a Pitch
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Joanderson Brito didn't seem concerned.
The 31-year-old Brazilian was being outhustled and generally outdone by aggressive American opponent Jordan Leavitt through the first half of the first round of their featherweight encounter, but he was far from panicking.
Instead, Brito landed a hard strike to prompt a desperate takedown attempt, then quickly seized Leavitt's neck in a front choke and drew a fight-ending tap at 4:19 of the round.
It was the 16th finish of his career and sixth as a 145-pounder in the UFC, placing him second in the promotion among active featherweights.
He greeted the win by stripping off his fight shorts and posing in the center of the mat, then made an aggressive plea for a bonus.
"This is the 10th fight I had in the greatest organization in the world," he said. "This was the first fight of a new contract, a new renovation. I felt a need to be here. I love being here. If the UFC would like to bless me with a bonus I can buy myself a house and get married."
Loser: Waking Up Echoes
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Well, Yuneisy Duben will always have the Contender Series.
The 29-year-old Venezuelan flyweight earned an octagonal contract and caught the eye of analyst Dominick Cruz with a first-round KO win 21 months ago that Cruz labeled "his favorite moment in the history of the show.
Her problem? She's not managed the same success since.
Duben was a first-round victim in her official promotional debut six months after the sensational show performance, then returned Saturday on the wrong end of a three-round split decision against unbeaten prospect Jeisla Chaves.
Inactivity in the opening round wound up doing Duben in this time around, as Chaves got the nod in the opening five minutes on two of three scorecards and wound up splitting the final two rounds to earn 29-28 margins in the eyes of two judges, offsetting one in Duben's favor.
B/R's W/L scorecard agreed with the majority, giving Chaves the slow-moving opening session thanks to cleaner landed shots and a clear win in the second as she took Duben down and chased a first career finish by rear-naked choke.
Loser: Staying Safe
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Ariane Carnelossi didn't know how good she had it.
Sort of.
The typically hyper-aggressive Brazilian strawweight was driven to the floor by a hard right hand at the end of a combination from second-time opponent Ketlen Souza, but rather than staying horizontal and regrouping before rejoining the fray, she gamely tried to stand.
Unfortunately, Souza's left foot connected with her head at the instant her hands left the canvas, driving her back to the fence in a heap and prompting an intervention from referee Chris Tognoni a split-second after Souza connected with a final, finishing left hand.
The finish, which reversed Carnelossi's third-round TKO when the two women met in 2019, came at 1:34 of the first.
"I've been waiting for this fight for eight years. I've been waiting for Ariane for eight years," Souza said. "Everything was mapped. I'm very happy that I was able to do this with a performance like that."
Full Card Results
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Main Card
Belal Muhammad v Gabriel Bonfim
Brendan Allen v Edmen Shahbazyan
Farés Ziam v Tom Nolan
Bryce Mitchell v Santiago Luna
Iwo Baraniewski v Junior Tafa
Preliminary Card
Matt Schnell v Alessandro Costa
Marcus McGhee v John Yannis
Bruno Silva v Édgar Cháirez
Chelsea Chandler def. Priscila Cachoeira by submission (armbar), 3:42, Round 1
Joanderson Brito def. Jordan Leavitt by submission (front choke), 4:19, Round 1
Jeisla Chaves def. Yuneisy Duben by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Ketlen Souza def. Ariane Carnelossi by KO (kick), 1:34, Round 1





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