SALT LAKE CITY – “His guillotine is just death.”
Those were the word of Joe Rogan after Gabriel Bonfim made quick work of Trevin Giles in their featured UFC 291 prelim bout on Saturday at Delta Center.
Bonfim (15-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) remained undefeated in his MMA career when he locked up a guillotine choke on Giles (16-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) that forced him to tap out just 73 seconds in their welterweight fight.
It was a quick and dazzling finish, and you can watch the replay below (via Twitter):
15-0!
Gabriel Bonfim is a star on the rise #UFC291 pic.twitter.com/cmfyrIbnm8
— UFC (@ufc) July 30, 2023
After the fight, Bonfim called out Neil Magny for a future showdown at 170 pounds.
“I will be the champion of the this division,” Bonfim told Rogan through an interpreter during his post-fight interview. “I’ve been working a lot to get better and every fight there’s a new Gabriel.”
Up-to-the-minute UFC 291 results include:
- Gabriel Bonfim def. Trevin Giles via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:13
- CJ Vergara def. Vinicius Salvador via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Roman Kopylov def. Claudio Ribeiro via knockout (head kick) – Round 2, 0:33
- Jake Matthews def. Darrius Flowers via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:37
- Uros Medic def. Matthew Semelsberger via TKO (elbow, punches) – Round 3, 2:36
- Miranda Maverick def. Priscila Cachoeira via submission (armbar) – Round 3, 2:11
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 291.
