Gabriel Bonfim and Trey Waters meet in a clash between undefeated welterweight prospects Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
Sporting a 12-0 record, Bonfim is one of the top welterweight prospects in Brazil, and would likely carry even more hype into this week’s DWCS appearance if either of his last two matchups went off as planned. Last summer, the 25-year-old was slated to Carlos Leal in the LFA Welterweight Grand Prix before being forced to withdraw, and earlier this year, Bonfim was scheduled to fight Quemuel Ottoni, the man who handed Alex Pereira his lone MMA defeat, before facing veteran Eduardo Garvon instead.
Unbeaten in six pro bouts, Waters trains in Jacksonville, Florida alongside UFC welterweight Preston Parsons. He’s earned five of his six career wins inside the distance, most recently collecting a late-third-round stoppage over Benjamin Bennett at LFA 133, and he should be a formidable test for Bonfim given his height and reach advantages.
Each of these men have clear, obvious upside, but only one will emerge victorious on Tuesday night, and figuring out who will get their hand raised should be all kinds of fun.
