Gabriel Bonfim (18-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) outworked Thompson (17-9-1 MMA, 12-9-1 UFC) at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, and after the fight, "Wonderboy" posted a short video on social media – on crutches – showing his shin wrapped and saying that it was "split to the bone."

SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira fight card from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Saturday

The co-main event of UFC Nashville was a welterweight clash between Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson and Gabriel Bonfim.

UFC Nashville’s “Prelims” were headlined by Chris Curtis vs. Max Griffin. The “Prelims” also had Chidi Njokuani vs. Jake Matthews (which may well be the best fight on the card). Rounding out the “Prelims” were Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Valter Walker, Lauren Murphy vs. Eduarda Moura, Mike Davis vs. Mitch Ramirez and Fatima Kline vs. Melissa Martinez.

The Brazilian garnered a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” award for his third consecutive heel hook submission in the Octagon at

Headlined by the UFC's all-time knockout leader Derrick Lewis and undefeated heavyweight contender Tallison Teixeira, UFC Nashville saw the world's leading MMA promotion return to action after a week off following International Fight Week and UFC 317.

UFC fans are done watching Calvin Kattar fight after his latest loss inside the Octagon. The former featherweight contender slipped to a fifth consecutive defeat at UFC Nashville. Steve Garcia won every round on all three scorecards as he cruised to a decision win on Saturday night.

The Octagon returned to Tennessee for tonight's UFC Nashville fight card, and 4 fighters wound up taking home performance bonuses.

Valter Walker pulled off an unbelievable feat at UFC Nashville after he tapped out Kennedy Nzechukwu with a heel hook — the third consecutive time he’s won with that submission. It was a rapid-fire succession of offensive moves from Walker as he immediately stormed across the cage and tried to overwhelm Nzechukwu with strikes and he nearly succeeded.

UFC heavyweight Valter Walker continued the stoppage trend with his third-straight heel hook submission win on the UFC Nashville prelims. UFC flyweight Lauren Murphy fought valiantly despite a loss in her retirement fight.