The Bonfim brothers will as soon as once more compete on the identical UFC card.
At a UFC Struggle Evening occasion scheduled for Feb. 15 on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Gabriel Bonfim and Ismael Bonfim will look to repeat the success they discovered at UFC 283 in January 2023.
Gabriel (16-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) battles fellow rising welterweight Rinat Fakhretdinov (23-1-1 MMA, 5-0-1 UFC) in a bout first reported by Eurosport NL.
Ismael (20-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will battle Ray Longo-coached Nazim Sadykhov (9-1-1 MMA, 2-0-1 UFC) in a three-round light-weight bout, which was first reported by Laerte Viana.
UFC 283 is the one time the brothers have competed on the identical UFC card thus far. Gabriel submitted Mounir Lazzez by guillotine choke in 49 seconds, shortly after Ismael despatched Terrance McKinney into unconsciousness with a violent swap knee.
Since then, Gabriel has gone 2-1 with wins over Trevin Giles and Ange Loosa, in addition to a loss to Nicolas Dalby. Ismael has gone 1-1 with a loss to Benoit Saint Denis and a win over Vinc Pichel.
Fakhretdinov enters the bout off a controversial unanimous choice win over Carlos Leal in October. The victory prolonged his successful streak to 2, additionally together with a cut up choice win over Dalby.
Sadykhov gained back-to-back fights over Evan Elder and Terrance McKinney previous to a majority draw in opposition to Viacheslav Borshchev in November 2023. Sadykhov has confronted a number of cancellations since attributable to opponent withdrawals.
With the additions, the UFC Struggle Evening lineup for Feb. 15 contains:
- Ismael Bonfim vs. Nazim Sadykhov
- Gabriel Bonfim vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov
- Carli Judice vs. Juliana Miller
- Julia Avila vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
- Jacob Malkoun vs. Rodolfo Vieira
- Jose Delgado vs. Connor Matthews
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