Overview
- Gabriel Bonfim (170.5 lbs) and Randy Brown (171 lbs) successfully made weight for Saturday’s welterweight headliner at the UFC APEX, streaming on ESPN+.
- Ismael Bonfim weighed 161 pounds for a non-title lightweight fight, five pounds over the allowable limit, while opponent Chris Padilla hit 155.
- Aside from Ismael Bonfim, all 23 other fighters on the card made weight, according to official reports.
- This is Ismael Bonfim’s second UFC weight miss, following a 2023 incident when Vinc Pichel declined to proceed after Bonfim came in heavy.
- Gabriel Bonfim enters as the betting favorite over Brown at most sportsbooks, as the promotion continues under added attention after an FBI inquiry into a suspicious result on the previous card.