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The Early Edge: A Daily Sports Betting Podcast

UFC Vegas 118 Best Bets & Predictions | Belal Muhammad vs. Gabriel Bonfim | The Early Edge

The Early Edge: A Daily Sports Betting Podcast

CBS Sports, Sports Betting, Sports Gambling, Picks

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4.5778 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Belal Muhammad returns to headline UFC Fight Night against rising contender Gabriel Bonfim in a pivotal welterweight showdown that could signal a changing of the guard. Sia Nejad, Danny Brasco, and Hayden Winks break down the biggest storylines from UFC Vegas 118, including Brendan Allen vs. Edmen Shahbazyan, Bryce Mitchell's bantamweight debut, and Fares Ziam's quest for a seventh straight victory.

Then the crew dives into their favorite bets for the card, including underdogs, props, prelim plays, and best bets for the main event. Will Belal remind everyone why he's been among the division's elite, or is Bonfim ready to announce himself as the next contender?

🏆 Main Event Breakdown: Belal Muhammad vs. Gabriel Bonfim

🔥 Biggest Storylines from UFC Vegas 118

💰 Favorite Underdogs & Prelim Bets

🎯 Best Bets & Same-Card Parlays

🥊 Bryce Mitchell, Brendan Allen, Fares Ziam & More

Transcript

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0:00.0

A very happy Friday, everyone, and welcome to the Early Edge on CBS Sports Network,

0:14.7

brought to you by BetMGM, Make It Legendary.

0:17.8

We've got a great show, as usual.

0:19.9

Ladies and gentlemen, let's bring on Hayden Iverson

0:22.6

and Danny Brasco because we've got UFC Vegas 118 and we've got to talk about it. Of course,

0:28.6

Danny and Hayden, we're going to talk best bets, but let's talk some storylines first. Danny,

0:32.7

I'll start with you. Main event storyline. Obviously, we've got Muhammad versus Bonfim.

0:37.2

Give me a storyline in this main card fight. We'll see if this is very much a crossroads fight. We got the veteran in the welterweight division, Belaw Muhammad, former champion, looking to stay relevant in that upper echelon of this weight class. We know that he's on back-to-back losing streak, but against the top tier of the division. I mean, you cannot scoff at the losses to Jack Della Madelena and to perhaps the highest

0:58.3

fight IQ guy on the division in Ian Gary.

1:01.1

Now he's fighting a surging prospect in Gabriel Bomb Fem, 19 and 1, only one blemish in the UFC.

1:07.5

He's extremely dangerous, 17 finishes, and he's looking to solidify himself as a

1:12.0

legit contender in this division that is stacked with incredible talent. I'm excited to see which one

1:17.0

prevails. Will it be the level check, the veterans test, or will Bonfim just be simply too

1:21.8

dangerous for an aging fighter in Bilal? Good crossroads matchup here. Hayden, I'm really excited for

1:27.3

later in the show, because I cheated. I looked ahead a little bit and I see where you guys are at on this fight in particular. And you are certainly on opposite sides. I've been on social media. I've seen your takes there as well. So I'm going to be playing judge. Attorney Najat is going to be playing judge on this one. We might have some chance

1:44.5

to go back and forth on this particular fight. But talk to me, Hayden, about a storyline in Muhammad

1:49.9

Bonfim. Well, I'm going to kind of piggyback off of Danny here with the crossroads angle. And this is

1:56.3

a fight where the welterweight division has been going through this transition period over the last

2:01.1

couple of years. You look at the old guard. And when I say old guard, I'm talking about the

2:05.5

Camaro Ousman area, the Colby Covingtons, the Belaw Mohammeds, the Leon Edwards. And Balamah

2:10.5

Muhammad is really the last guy of that era to still be in the top five. And then you look at the

2:15.3

new guard, Ian Gary, Michael Morales, Carlos

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