Tag: Gabriel Bonfim

Unbeaten Gabriel Bonfim wants a ranked opponent in Brazil after Trevin Giles at UFC 291

Gabriel Bonfim has a job to do Saturday in Utah. He no doubt knows that. But he’s got the next step mostly mapped out, too.

SALT LAKE CITY – [autotag]Gabriel Bonfim[/autotag] has a job to do Saturday in Utah. He no doubt knows that.

But that doesn’t mean the unbeaten 25-year-old Brazilian can’t be a little bit future-minded. He sees the calendar and knows the UFC has a return to his home country planned for November in Sao Paulo. It’s not hard to connect the dots.

“I’m winning here,” Bonfim said at Wednesday’s media day for UFC 291. “I would like to fight a ranked guy. If someone wants to face me, if that’s a possibility, I want to fight an opponent like that – and if possible, in November in Brazil with my brother.”

For Bonfim (14-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), his “winning here” welterweight attempt will come against the seasoned Trevin Giles (16-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) to close out the ABC- and ESPN-broadcast prelims from Delta Center in Salt Lake City ahead of the main card on pay-per-view.

Bonfim got to the UFC through Dana White’s Contender Series in 2022 along with his brother, Ismael, on the same episode. They debuted at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro in January, where Gabriel submitted Mounir Lazzez in 49 seconds. Ismael picked up a second-round knockout, but lost his follow-up in July.

Gabriel hopes a win over Giles sets him up for Brazil, and if things go the way he’s accustomed to, he might be ready to make the turnaround without taking a ton of damage. Bonfim has all 14 of his pro wins by finish, including 11 submissions.

Still, he said he’s ready to go the full 15 if he has to for the first time.

“I’ve had that train of thought in my life before of I knew that the fight was going to finish early,” Bonfim said. “But now I’ve changed. I want to finish, but I can go the distance. I can fight three rounds. I can fight five rounds. I go with that mindset. But always (so far), something happened, some opportunity, and I just took advantage of it and I finished (the fights).”

Check out Bonfim’s full pre-fight interview in the video above.

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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 291.

Video: ‘UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2’ media day interviews

Before UFC 291 on Saturday, the main card and prelim fighters are scheduled to speak to reporters at media day.

SALT LAKE CITY – The UFC 291, which takes place at Delta Center with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC, ESPN and ESPN+, goes down Saturday.

Before fight night arrives, though, notable athletes from the main card and preliminary spoke to reporters Wednesday at media day.

If you happen to miss any of the individual sessions on the live stream, check below for the archived videos of each media day.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 291.

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (May 22-28)

All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.

Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by a promotion from May 22-28.

MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for January: Gabriel Bonfim joins brother as award winner

Gabriel Bonfim wins MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month after his older brother claimed KO of the Month honors.

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from January 2023: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for January.

At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.

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Gabriel Bonfim’s quick submission win inspired by brother’s earlier finish at UFC 283

Gabriel Bonfim took care of Mounir Lazzez in a hurry at UFC 283, in part because he was inspired by his brother’s win two fights earlier.

RIO DE JANEIRO – [autotag]Gabriel Bonfim[/autotag] beat Mounir Lazzez with a first-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

Take a look inside the fight with Bonfim, who got a win in his promotional debut not long after his brother did the same earlier on the card.

UFC 283 post-event facts: Jamahal Hill sets striking record in bloody title win

According to the numbers, Jamahal Hill delivered a record-setting beatdown of Glover Teixeira to claim gold at UFC 283.

The first numbered UFC event of 2023 proved to be a good one. Two new champions were crowned Saturday at UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The main event of the organization’s return to Brazil after nearly three years saw [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag] (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) deliver a lopsided beatdown of [autotag]Glover Teixeira[/autotag] (33-9 MMA, 16-7 UFC) to win a unanimous decision and claim the vacant light heavyweight champion.

In the co-headliner, [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag] (21-5-2 MMA, 9-2-2 UFC) proved to be the better man to [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] (21-3-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) when he produced a sensational showing for the third-round doctor’s stoppage TKO to become undisputed flyweight champ and win their rivalry 2-1-1.

For more on the numbers behind both title fights, as well as the rest of the card, check out MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 283.

UFC 283 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total passes $15 million

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 283 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $359,500.

RIO DE JANEIRO – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 283 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $359,500.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC 283 took place at Jeunesse Arena in Brazil. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC and ESPN+.

The full UFC 283 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Glover Teixeira[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag]: $42,000
def. [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag]: $42,000

[autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Neil Magny[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Jessica Andrade[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Lauren Murphy[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Johnny Walker[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Paul Craig[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Ihor Potieria[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Mauricio Rua[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Brunno Ferreira[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Gregory Rodrigues[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Thiago Moises[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Melquizael Costa[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Gabriel Bonfim[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Mounir Lazzez[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Jailton Almeida[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Shamil Abdurakhimov[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Luan Lacerda[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Ismael Bonfim[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Terrance McKinney[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Nicolas Dalby[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Warlley Alves[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Josiane Nunes[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Zarah Fairn[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Daniel Marcos[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Saimon Oliveira[/autotag]: $4,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $496,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $15,015,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 283.

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UFC 283 video: Hear from each winner, guest fighters backstage

Check out what the UFC 283 winners and guest fighters had to say backstage at Saturday’s event in Rio de Janeiro.

RIO DE JANEIRO – UFC 283 took place Saturday with 15 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner and guest fighter interviews from Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

You can hear from all the UFC 283 winners and more by checking out their post-fight news conferences below.

Gabriel Bonfim def. Mounir Lazzez at UFC 283: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Gabriel Bonfim’s first-round submission win over Mounir Lazzez at UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Gabriel Bonfim[/autotag]’s first-round submission win over [autotag]Mounir Lazzez[/autotag] at UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. (Photos by Jason da Silva, USA TODAY Sports)

UFC 283 video: Gabriel Bonfim joins brother in win column with 49-second submission

Gabriel Bonfim joined his brother Ismael in the winner’s circle at UFC 283, then promised they will both hold UFC titles.

RIO DE JANEIRO – [autotag]Gabriel Bonfim[/autotag] made it an epic night for his family when he joined his brother [autotag]Ismael Bonfim[/autotag] in the UFC 283 winner’s circle courtesy of a quick submission win.

After his older brother delivered a Knockout of the Year contender earlier in the night at Jeunesse Arena, Bonfim (14-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) put on a performance of his own against [autotag]Mounir Lazzez[/autotag] (11-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) in their welterweight bout.

Bonfim jumped on a guillotine choke against his oncoming opponent and forced Lazzez to tap out just 49 seconds after the bout began, keeping his undefeated record intact.

Check out the replay of the finish below (via Twitter):

With the win, Bonfim was riding high after making an impression in his debut. He said this is just a sliver of what’s to come from his family name, and predicts he and his brother will both eventually hold UFC gold.

“The Bonfim brothers are here to become champions,” Bonfim said through an interpreter in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier. “One at lightweight. One at welterweight. We’re here to make history.”

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 283.

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