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Every fighter ahead of the first Ultimate Fighting Championship card in June eventually made weight.
The UFC Vegas 118 main event sees former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad return to the Octagon against rising contender Gabriel Bonfim. Both men made weight without issue for the five-round headliner. Junior Tafa, briefly checked in half a pound over the light heavyweight limit for his fight against Iwo Baraniewski, but he came back within the extra one-hour window to hit 206 pounds.
After back-to-back defeats, "Remember the Name" will look to rebound and get his first victory in nearly two years. Muhammad (24-5, 1 NC) is still one of the world's best at 170, having only lost to Jack Della Maddalena and Ian Garry since 2019. The 37-year-old weighed 170.5 pounds for his first fight of 2026.
This is easily the biggest fight in the career of "Marretinha." Bonfim (19-1) has put together four straight victories since losing his first fight ever to Nicolas Dalby in 2023. The Brazilian most recently beat Stephen Thompson by split decision and knocked out Randy Brown. Bonfim officially weighed 170.5 for his second UFC main event.
UFC Vegas 118 will air live on Paramount+ on Saturday, starting at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT. The main card kicks off at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
UFC Vegas 118 weigh-in results:
Belal Muhammad (170.5) vs. Gabriel Bonfim (170.5)Brendan Allen (185.5) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan (186)
Fares Ziam (156) vs. Tom Nolan (155)
Bryce Mitchell (135.5) vs. Santiago Luna (136)
Matt Schnell (129.5) vs. Alessandro Costa (129.5)
Iwo Baraniewski (206) vs. Junior Tafa (206)
Marcus McGhee (136) vs. John Yannis (136)
Bruno"Bulldog" Silva (126) vs. Edgar Chairez (126)
Priscila Cachoeira (135.5) vs. Chelsea Chandler (135)
Jordan Leavitt (145.5) vs. Joanderson Brito (145.5)
Jeisla Chaves (124) vs. Yuneisy Duben (125)
Ketlen Souza (116) vs. Ariane Carnelossi (116)
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