Former UFC champion Belal Muhammad has his next assignment.
June 6 at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, Muhammad (24-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) will take on Gabriel Bonfim in the main event of UFC Fight Night 278. The promotion officially announced the matchup Thursday evening.
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Muhammad will look to return to the win column for the first time since dropping his UFC welterweight crown. At UFC 315, Jack Della Maddalena won a unanimous decision to claim the title. In Muhammad’s next outing in November, he came up short on the scorecards against Ian Machado Garry. The last victory for the 37-year-old former champ was his title-clinching win over Leon Edwards at UFC 304 in July 2024.
Bonfim (19-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) enters his second main event opportunity. His first came in November against Randy Brown, a fight he won by second-round stoppage. The 28-year-old welterweight contender is currently riding a four-fight winning streak that includes wins over Ange Loosa, Khaos Williams, and former title challenger Stephen Thompson.
No other bouts for UFC Fight Night 278 have been confirmed at the time of writing.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Vegas 118: Gabriel Bonfim lands headliner vs. Belal Muhammad
