Brazilian Submission Ace Returns To Action In Denver As He Looks To Rebound From His First Career Defeat
Gabriel Bonfim was on the crest of a wave. He’d captured the LFA welterweight title, earned himself a shot on Dana White’s Contender Series, then punched his ticket to the big stage with a first-round Von Flue choke finish. Then, in his first two UFC appearances, he added two more first-round submissions to his record.
But last November, that momentum hit the buffers when he was stopped by former Cage Warriors champion and seasoned UFC veteran Nicolas Dalby. It was the first loss of Bonfim’s MMA career, and one that he will look to rebound from when he returns to action at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs.