SALT LAKE CITY – “His guillotine is just death.”
Those were the word of Joe Rogan after [autotag]Gabriel Bonfim[/autotag] made quick work of [autotag]Trevin Giles[/autotag] in their featured UFC 291 prelim bout on Saturday at Delta Center.
Bonfim (15-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) remained undefeated in his MMA career when he locked up a guillotine choke on Giles (16-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) that forced him to tap out just 73 seconds in their welterweight fight.
It was a quick and dazzling finish, and you can watch the replay below (via Twitter):
15-0!
Gabriel Bonfim is a star on the rise #UFC291 pic.twitter.com/cmfyrIbnm8
— UFC (@ufc) July 30, 2023
After the fight, Bonfim called out Neil Magny for a future showdown at 170 pounds.
“I will be the champion of the this division,” Bonfim told Rogan through an interpreter during his post-fight interview. “I’ve been working a lot to get better and every fight there’s a new Gabriel.”
Up-to-the-minute UFC 291 results include:
- Gabriel Bonfim def. Trevin Giles via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:13
- CJ Vergara def. Vinicius Salvador via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Roman Kopylov def. Claudio Ribeiro via knockout (head kick) – Round 2, 0:33
- Jake Matthews def. Darrius Flowers via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:37
- Uros Medic def. Matthew Semelsberger via TKO (elbow, punches) – Round 3, 2:36
- Miranda Maverick def. Priscila Cachoeira via submission (armbar) – Round 3, 2:11
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 291.