UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs Bonfim, live from Meta APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 6, 2026. Prelims start at 5pm ET/2pm PT, followed by the main card at 8pm ET/5pm PT. UFC returns to Meta APEX on June 6 with a stacked card filled with fun fights and headlined by a can’t-miss main event featuring former UFC welterweight world champion and No. 5 ranked contender Belal Muhammad as he faces off with rising No. 11 ranked Gabriel Bonfim. Also on the card, No. 4 ranked middleweight contender Brendan Allen meets Edmen Shahbazyan. Saturday’s fight card closes with a colossal pairing in the welterweight division, as former champ Belal Muhammad and Dana White’s Contender Series grad Gabriel Bonfim clash with a place in the title conversation on the line. Less than two years after claiming the title in dominant fashion, Muhammad opens his 2026 campaign looking to halt a two-fight skid and maintain his place in the top tier of contenders in the division he previously ruled. After dropping the title to Jack Della Maddalena in a competitive battle at UFC 315, the 37-year-old landed on the wrong side of the cards in a November showdown with Ian Machado Garry in Qatar. Bonfim heads into his second consecutive main event assignment riding a four-fight winning streak, having scored a second-round stoppage win over Randy Brown last November in his initial headlining turn. The DWCS Class of ’22 grad has gone 6-1 since arriving in the UFC and carries a 19-1 record overall into his showdown with the former champion on Saturday. This is a massive moment for both men, as Muhammad looks to avoid a three-fight slide and falling out of the title picture entirely, while Bonfim, who sits six spots behind the Chicagoland native in the rankings, seeks to establish himself as another dangerous young standout to consider in the title chase. Stylistically, it will be interesting to see how this one plays out as Muhammad is at his best when working forward relentlessly and leaning on his wrestling, but Bonfim is more than happy to grapple and loves to snatch a neck. Middleweights who made their way to the Octagon through Dana White’s Contender Series meet in the co-main event as Brendan Allen squares off with Edmen Shahbazyan. Now 30 years old and closing in on the seven-year anniversary of his promotional debut, Allen closed out 2025 with a huge, short-notice stoppage win over Reinier de Ridder in Vancouver. The victory rocketed the Louisiana native into the Top 5, and now he looks to push his winning streak to three by making another statement against Shahbazyan. “The Golden Boy” raced into the Top 15 in his first year on the roster, posting four wins and three finishes while looking like a future contender. Having successfully navigated a rocky period where wins were hard to come by, the Xtreme Couture man aims to extend his winning streak to four and climb higher in the rankings than he ever has before. Six straight wins and four consecutive finishes landed Nolan a place in the lightweight ranks following his appearance on Season 7 of Dana White’s Contender Series, but stumbling out of the gates prompted some to give up their seats on the “Big Train” bandwagon. But the Australian has since won four straight, bookending his success with first-round finishes to advance to 10-1 overall and take up residence on the doorstep of the Top 15. This should be an ultra-instructive contest when it comes to understanding where each man fits within the divisional hierarchy at the moment. Ziam, who sits at No. 14 in the divisional ranks, is still trying to secure an opportunity to fight forward in the rankings, while Nolan can show that Quillan Salkilld isn’t the only promising Australian prospect on the roster. A late shift in opponents creates an arguably more interesting fight as Bryce Mitchell competes at bantamweight for a second time, facing off with unbeaten prospect Santiago Luna. Following a long rum as a Top 15 featherweight, Mitchell shifted down a division last summer, earning a unanimous decision win over Said Nurmagomedov in his initial bantamweight appearance. Brandishing an 18-3 record overall and with his only losses coming against elite talent, “Thug Nasty” is an intriguing addition to the 135-pound ranks, and this is another opportunity to see how his grappling game translates in his new surrounds. Iwo Baraniewski and Junior Tafa lock horns in the opening bout of the main card, pairing up for what should be a combustible light heavyweight affair. It hasn’t taken long, literally, for Baraniewski to become a fan favorite, with the undefeated Polish prospect registered his first two UFC wins in less than two minutes combined… and that’s after earning his contract with a 20-second knockout last season on Dana White’s Contender Series. Now 8-0, the 27-year-old is a grappler by trade, but has not needed to show any of his judo as of yet.