{"id":37497,"date":"2026-03-31T15:31:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Gabriel-Bonfim-hopeful-KO-of-Belal-Muhammad-will-secure-UFC-title-shot-200675"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:31:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:31:05","slug":"gabriel-bonfim-hopeful-ko-of-belal-muhammad-will-secure-ufc-title-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/gabriel-bonfim-hopeful-ko-of-belal-muhammad-will-secure-ufc-title-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabriel Bonfim hopeful KO of Belal Muhammad will secure UFC title shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <center><!--PICTURE R--><\/p>\n<div class=\"pointer\">\n<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gabriel-bonfim-hopeful-ko-of-belal-muhammad-will-secure-ufc-title-shot.jpg\" width=\"640\" class=\"Picture\"\/><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Gabriel Bonfim has won six of his last seven UFC outings. |<br \/>\nGetty\/UFC<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--\/PICTURE R--><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>After knocking out <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Randy-Brown-115641\">Randy Brown<\/a><br \/>\nthis past November for his sixth victory in seven fights, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Gabriel-Bonfim-185083\">Gabriel<br \/>\nBonfim<\/a> is preparing for the biggest challenge of his career to<br \/>\ndate.<\/p>\n<p>Bonfim will face ex-welterweight champion <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Belal-Muhammad-108315\">Belal<br \/>\nMuhammad<\/a> in the <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-Fight-Night-278-Muhammad-vs-Bonfim-112060\"><br \/>\nUFC Fight Night 278<\/a> headliner on June 6 at the UFC Apex in Las<br \/>\nVegas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \u201c\u201cHe does the cage game very well,\u201d Bonfim told Sherdog.com. \u201cI<br \/>\nbelieve he will try to grab me like [Nicolas] Dalby did, but I will<br \/>\nget there very well prepared for this fight. <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Ian-Garry-268923\">Ian Garry<\/a><br \/>\nshowed the way. The idea is to move around, defend takedowns, use<br \/>\nlow kicks and connect with my hard hands to knock him out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian believes that if Garry&#8217;s fight against <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Islam-Makhachev-76836\">Islam<br \/>\nMakhachev<\/a> is confirmed and he manages an impressive victory<br \/>\nover Muhammad, he could get a title shot afterward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my view, [Michael] Morales is ahead to get the fight with<br \/>\nIslam,\u201d Bonfim said. \u201cBut I think Garry has more weapons to beat<br \/>\nthe champion. And if he is confirmed as the next contender and<br \/>\nwins, and I knock out Belal, I think I deserve to fight for the<br \/>\ntitle.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Brother Moving Up<\/h2>\n<p>Gabriel told Sherdog.com that his brother, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Ismael-Bonfim-84528\">Ismael<br \/>\nBonfim<\/a>, who comes from a sequence of three losses in four<br \/>\nfights in the lightweight division, will have his next fight in the<br \/>\nwelterweight division.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, he is having difficulties making 155 pounds so the<br \/>\nteam decided, along with the UFC, that he will have his next fight<br \/>\nin the welterweight division,\u201d Gabriel said. \u201cAnd I am sure that in<br \/>\nthis division he will turn things around. I can say this because<br \/>\nsometimes he beats me more in training than the middleweights. So I<br \/>\nbet that in the welterweight division he will return to winning.<br \/>\nBut UFC didn\u2019t decide his opponent yet.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gabriel Bonfim has won six of his last seven UFC outings. | Getty\/UFC After knocking out Randy Brown this past November for his sixth victory in seven fights, Gabriel Bonfim is preparing for the biggest challenge of his career to date. 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