UFC Apex: Bonfim vs Brown - Nov 8 🇺🇸

[wandshogun09]

Apex again…

ESPN MAIN CARD
Gabriel Bonfim vs Randy Brown 

Matt Schnell vs Joseph Morales 

Muslim Salikhov vs Uros Medic 

Ismael Bonfim vs Chris Padilla

Christian Leroy Duncan vs Marco Tulio

ESPN+/FIGHT PASS PRELIMS
Hyder Amil vs Jamall Emmers

Ricky Simon vs Raoni Barcelos 

Mayra Bueno Silva vs Jacqueline Cavalcanti  

Josh Hokit vs Max Gimenis 

Tecia Pennington vs Denise Gomes 

Miles Johns vs Daniel Marcos

Zach Reese vs Jackson McVey 

 

Not great. But to be honest, I kind of like it more than the Garcia vs Onama card the previous week. I prefer the Garcia vs Onama fight over the main event here, but that card has nothing going for it beyond that really. I like a couple more fights on the undercard for this one.

Bonfim vs Brown is alright. Not feeling it as a headliner but whatever. I’m a fan of Salikhov. Just a battle hardened veteran bringing the violence. His KO over Carlos Leal in July was ace. Simon vs Barcelos sounds fun. Christian Leroy Duncan vs Mr Dumont could be a good standup battle as well. And both Amil and Yanez usually bring it. It’s OK. It’s gonna get absolutely shat all over on social media because the main event is kind of dead on arrival but, for an Apex card, overall it’s not that bad. It’ll be a skim through job though.

 

Two Apex cards two weeks in a row…

Edited November 8, 2025 by wandshogun09

[wandshogun09]

This absolute weapon debuts on this card.

And the worst thing is you just know he’s gonna gain a following talking like that. Between the constant fouls lately, dodgy officiating, talk of fixing fights and twats like this coming in, MMA’s on its arse. 

[Carbomb]

Wow, what a piece of shit. Lumping trans people in with rapists and paedos. 

[Bruce85]

They really are spoling us with these recent cards. 

[wandshogun09]

Hang in there Brucey. MSG next week which looks like one of the best cards of the year on paper, the Qatar card the week after looks fun and then we’ve got 323 at the start of December with Merab vs Yan 2 and Pantoja vs Van. They’re ending the year on one more Apex card but if we can just get through tonight, we’re looking good for the next three cards at least.

Edit - Here’s me trying to be positive and glass half full then I’ve just read that the Adrian Yanez vs Cristian Quinonez fight is off. Fuck sake. Oh well, I guess I’ll skim through this card quicker than I originally thought tomorrow. 

Edited November 8, 2025 by wandshogun09

[Dai]

Had to be a Top 5er of worst UFC shows of all time, this. Will still blast through it probably on Monday, as there's always something OK within the main card. 

[Bruce85]

No plans tomorrow so I’ll give it a watch. I just wish they’d put a bit more effort into making the fans care about these cards. 
As Dai said, there is normally something that’s at least okay on the card, it’s just the lack of any importance that gets me. 

[Dai]

Was a fun show in the end. Plenty of nice finishes on the main card. Was impressed with Bonfim in the main event. Thought he looked very good. That said, no idea who Randy Brown really is, so cant gauge how good of a win this should be thought of. Very breezy show to watch.

[Kfogg1991]

I've skipped the past two cards bar bits and pieces they were that uninspiring and weak.

I'm praying this last five or so card's deliver and end the year with a bang currently it feels like we're ending with a pound shop firework.