In keeping with Vinicius Oliveira, he wasn’t at full power heading into the combat final weekend.
Oliveira confronted Mario Bautista in a pivotal bantamweight foremost occasion bout at UFC Vegas 113 final Saturday evening on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Regardless of confidently outlining his sport plan for Bautista all through combat week, “LokDog” was dealt a harsh actuality as soon as the Octagon doorways closed, as he was largely stifled by his opponent.
Oliveira regarded unusually sluggish and out of rhythm all through the competition, a battle that confirmed as Bautista managed a lot of the motion. By the tip of the second spherical, the 30-year-old Brazilian was forced to tap to a rear-naked choke.
Vinicius Oliveira, who entered the bout using an ideal 4-0 report within the UFC, shed mild after the combat on the elements he believes contributed to his underwhelming efficiency and in the end resulted in his first defeat contained in the promotion.
Vinicius Oliveira Discloses He Battled Damaged Arm Prior To One-Sided Defeat At UFC Vegas 113
After struggling a lopsided submission loss to Mario Bautista at UFC Vegas 113, Vinicius Oliveira took to social media on Sunday to deal with the setback. “LokDog” disclosed that he endured a number of accidents all through his coaching camp and had even fractured his arm simply two months earlier than the combat, but selected to not withdraw, believing these setbacks considerably contributed to the defeat.
“Effectively, earthlings, issues went unsuitable once more. I’ve misplaced depend of what number of instances I’ve misplaced in my life, however each time I’ve gotten up and moved on. I’m unhappy for my crew and for everybody who was cheering for me, however anyway, no unhappy tales, let’s transfer on to a different journey. I did the unimaginable, I dropped under 84kg once more, I had 3 accidents throughout this combat camp: a rotator cuff damage, a meniscus damage, and in addition a fracture in my arm, however I’m nonetheless the most effective, the phobia has a reputation! Yeeeeeeah!” Oliveira wrote on Instagram.
Vinicius Oliveira earned his UFC contract with a first-round knockout victory over Victor Madrigal on Dana White’s Contender Collection in September 2023. He carried that momentum into his promotional debut in March 2024, the place he secured a spectacular flying-knee knockout in opposition to Bernardo Sopaj.
“LokDog” continued to showcase his consistency by securing three consecutive unanimous decision victories over formidable opponents equivalent to Ricky Simón, Mentioned Nurmagomedov, and Kyler Phillips. He presently holds knowledgeable report of 23-4, together with 16 wins by knockout.
