Overview
- Gabriel Bonfim stopped Randy Brown with a second-round knee at the UFC APEX, with referee Mark Smith waving it off as Brown protested.
- Media assessments reviewing the replay largely backed the stoppage as justified despite initial outcry.
- Following the win, Bonfim called out Colby Covington, while outlets floated alternatives such as Geoff Neal, Joaquin Buckley and Daniel Rodriguez.
- Updated UFC rankings list Bonfim at No. 10 at welterweight and drop Covington from the top 10; flyweight winner Joseph Morales debuts at No. 15.
- A finish-heavy card saw Joseph Morales submit Matt Schnell in 2:54, Uroš Medić stop Muslim Salikhov in 63 seconds, Christian Leroy Duncan score a spinning-backfist KO, and all five main-card bouts end inside the distance.