Vinicius Oliveira fighting for the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc
Protagonist of gala performance at UFC Las Vegas 87, Vinicius Oliveira arrived at Ultimate with a big star and impressing even Dana White. Eager to take big steps in the bantamweight category (up to 61,2kg), 'Lok Dog' as he is known, did not hesitate when talking about his next fight and called out the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov for confrontation.
“I would like to fight against Umar Nurmagomedov. I think he's struggling right now. I was watching the fight and I would like to continue watching to catch all the mistakes, catch all the strategies he likes to use in the Octagon”, declared Vinicius in a press conference after winning the event.
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In addition to challenging, 'Lok Dog' expressed great confidence if he faced his cousin Khabib Nurmagomedov.
“I'm sure that if I fight a guy like Umar Nurmagomedov it would be an easy fight for me. Because he only has wrestling and is capable of taking me to the ground. But I'm training my defense a lot. I'm pretty sure I'm capable of beating these guys in the first round,' he concluded.
Umar Nurmagomedov fighting in UFC Las Vegas 87. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc
Awarded with a performance bonus and fight of the night, Vinicius knocked out Benardo Sopaj in the third round with a frightening flying knee. On the other hand, Umar achieved his fifth consecutive victory in the organization and defended his position as 12th in the bantamweight rankings. So far the Russian is undefeated with 17 career victories.
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