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Muhammad faces Bonfim at UFC Vegas 118 as former champion looks to end two-fight slump

All 24 fighters on the UFC Vegas 118 card weighed in Friday ahead of Saturday's event at the Apex in Las Vegas. Former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad and Gabriel Bonfim both came in under the 171-pound limit for their main event bout.

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Muhammad faces Bonfim at UFC Vegas 118 as former champion looks to end two-fight slump
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All 24 fighters on the UFC Vegas 118 card cleared the scales Friday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, setting up Saturday’s 12-fight card headlined by former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad against Gabriel Bonfim.

Muhammad and Bonfim both weighed in at or below the 171-pound limit for their non-title welterweight main event. Muhammad enters the fight on a two-fight losing skid and currently sits at No. 7 in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings at welterweight, while Bonfim — ranked No. 15 — is looking to climb the division with a marquee victory.

In the co-main event, middleweights Brendan Allen and Edmen Shahbazyan both came in under the 186-pound catchweight limit for their non-title bout.

The main card features five bouts in total, with featherweights Fares Ziam and Tom Nolan, Bryce Mitchell against Santiago Luna, and a heavyweight clash between Iwo Baraniewski and Junior Tafa rounding out the lineup.

The preliminary card opens with a 130-pound catchweight contest between Matt Schnell and Alessandro Costa, followed by seven further bouts including Jordan Leavitt vs. Joanderson Brito and a women’s strawweight matchup between Ketlen Souza and Ariane Carnelossi.

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