UFC Vegas 118 brings the Octagon back to the APEX this Saturday, headlined by a welterweight showdown between former champion Belal Muhammad and rising contender Gabriel Bonfim. In a crowded 170-pound landscape, both fighters aim for a statement-making win under the bright lights.

In a dramatic turn for UFC’s Welterweight division, Islam Makhachev’s jump to 170 pounds resulted in a swift capture of the welterweight crown. However, Belal Muhammad insists that one of the division’s biggest stars, Kamaru Usman, should no longer be in the immediate title conversation.