The UFC welterweight division will be cast in a significant spotlight over the next several weeks, and Gabriel Bonfim is now the first to take advantage of it.

Bonfim (19-1) knocked out Randy Brown (20-7) with a standing knee at 1:40 of the second round in the main event at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. Brown, 35, initially protested the stoppage, but replays showed him badly hurt by Bonfim's right knee up the middle.

Bonfim extended his winning streak to five with the knockout and called out former interim champion Colby Covington .

'Colby, stop running," Bonfim said, through an interpreter. "Give me a chance so I can walk you out of the ring. For sure, I'm going to retire [you]."

Bonfim's finish came courtesy of the standing knee, but it was the calf kick that domin

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