Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live TONIGHT (Sat., June 6, 2026) with UFC Vegas 118, streaming live online via Paramount+. The event happens inside META APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UFC Vegas 118 Preview

UFC’s last show before its blowout White House bash is flying under-the-radar; however, there’s some interesting bouts here. The main event is Belal Muhammad vs. Gabriel Bonfim. Muhammad was the Welterweight champion little more than one year ago. He’s lost twice in a row, though, and now sees his Top 5 status under attack. Bonfim is on a nice little win streak, but this is the deepest into the top ranks he’s ever travelled.

The co-main event provides a similar kind of story. Brendan Allen is ranked No. 4 at Middleweight and is coming off two very impressive wins (like this). He’s got the surging Edmen Shahbazyan tonight, someone outside the Top 15 (here’s why). Allen might be wanting to stay busy, but he risks getting shuffled out the title picture if he slips up here.

Rounding out our main card tonight is Fares Ziam vs. Tom Nolan, Bryce Mitchell vs. Santiago Luna, Matt Schnell vs. Alessandro Costa and Iwo Baraniewski vs. Junior Tafa. Ziam, Luna and Baraniewski are all exciting prospects in their respective divisions.

The featured “Prelim” tonight is Marcus McGhee vs. John Yannis. McGhee is coming off a loss to current champion, Petr Yan (in an overseas co-main event). He’s got a two-fight Octagon veteran in this match-up. Bruno Silva vs. Edgar Chairez and Jordan Leavitt vs. Joanderson Brito should be pretty good scraps, too.

UFC Vegas 118 Start Date and Time

After last week’s early bird special, we’re back to the standard operating procedure and the usual Paramount+ timings over at META APEX. Checkout those below:

• UFC Vegas 118’s “Prelims” will begin at 5 p.m. ET.

• UFC Vegas 118’s main card is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET.

• All of UFC Vegas 118 airs on Paramount+, which you can stream here.

The live blog here starts rolling below at 5 p.m. ET. Come in and say hi!

UFC VEGAS 118 QUICK RESULTS

UFC VEGAS 118 PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES

Bruno Silva vs. Edgar Chairez: Chairez’s speed and reach played havoc early on in this fight. He hurt Silva a few times before dropping him. Chairez poured on ground and pound and then took the back when he got the chance. From there he slid in the choke for a statement victory at Flyweight.

Official decision: Edgar Chairez def. Bruno Silva by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (4:13)

Priscila Cachoeira vs. Chelsea Chandler: Priscila had the aggression and the power advantage in this fight and that led to big shots landing on Chandler early. Chandler managed to tie Cachoeira up so she could get some breathing room and then pulled out a big knee that stunned Cachoeira. A few shots after that caused the Brazilian to go down and Chandler hopped on her to hunt for submissions. After softening Cachoeira up with punches, Chandler was eventually able to get the armbar for the win (and possibly broke Cachoeira’s arm).

Official decision: Chelsea Chandler def. Priscila Cachoeira by submission (arm bar), round 1 (3:42)

Jordan Leavitt vs. Joanderson Brito: Leavitt shot immediately and tried to put Brito in trouble on the ground. Brito proved up to the task, though. He got out of a guillotine and got to his feet. Once he got some separation he landed hard shots and was able to snatch up a D’arce on a desperate Leavitt.

Official decision: Joanderson Brito def. Jordan Leavitt by submission (front choke), round 1 (4:19)

Jeisla Chaves vs. Yuneisy Duben: This was a more even fight than many expected. Chaves looked the more polished fighter and landed the better looking strikes. But the raw Duben was very strong and was able to bully her around a little. I had the fight scored 29-28 for Chaves and two of the judges agreed with me.

Official decision: Jeisla Chaves def. Yuneisy Duben by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Ketlen Souza vs. Arianne Carnelossi: Souza was never going to lose this one. She looked very calm and confident and placed her shots extremely well. After a minute or so she reeled off a combo that put Carnelossi down and then finished her with a kick as she was on the way up.

Official decision: Ketlen Souza def. Arianne Carnelossi by KO (punches and head kick), round 1 (1:34)

Live stream begins at 5 p.m. ET. ..