

Vinicius Oliveira defeated Said Nurmagomedov at the UFC Arabia gala after a fight full of twists and turns.
Said Nurmagomedov and Vinicius Oliveira faced each other in one of the clashes of the main fight card of the UFC gala in Saudi Arabia. The duel between the Dagestan and the Brazilian was contracted for three rounds in the cockweight division limit.
Said Nurmagomedov was the favorite to fight at the gala in Riyadh, however, it was Vinicius Oliveira who had by far the most fights won before time in his record. Which turned out to be better – Dagestan wrestling or Brazilian vale tudo?
Vinicius Oliveira started with two kicks, however, he narrowly missed and would have been quickly shot himself by a spectacular kick from Nurmagomedov. Said brought out a strong spinning backfist. Vinicius Oliveira was close to taking the fight to the mat, but it was Said who soon moved in for a knockdown. The fighters kept the fight standing, however. The clinch under the net and Oliveira’s painstaking work. Nurmagomedov tried to intercept his rival’s head and pin a guillotine, but Oliveira stuck his finger in his eye. A momentary pause after the foul. Resumption of the fight. Said hits with a quick high kick. A clash of heads, after which Nurmagomedov wanted to fly into his rival with punches, but the latter cleverly moved the fight to the mat and works to stabilize the position from above. The fighters return to standup however Oliveira quickly wanted to bring his rival down again. End of the round.
A lot of clinching at the beginning of the second round. Said Nurmagomedov wanted to bring out a high kick, but Oliveira blocked it brilliantly, then attacked his rival provoking him himself, and when he moved with a spinning action the Brazilian moved the fight to the mat. A breakup of the clinch and a great spinning move by Nurmagomedov. Vinicius hits several times with his fists and Said looks tired. The Dagestan moves to wrestle looking to avoid taking his rival’s punches. Vinicius Oliveira defends himself perfectly. The Brazilian rocks with kickboxing combinations. Oliveira imposes great pressure on his opponent.
Vinicius Oliveira started the third round well by imposing a high pace. The Brazilian hits again and again and takes the fight to the mat. Nurmagomedov has to get creative spinning from his back however it is going laboriously. The Brazilian moved to the dosad however Said managed to escape the difficult position. Oliveira made an attempt to pin the choke lacked little, however he did not submit his rival. Vinicius imposed the pace and clearly built up an advantage. After returning to the stand-up Oliveira hits hard. Nurmagomedov bites back with a spinning backfist. Another successful action from the Brazilian, who is unexpectedly heading for victory. Vinicius Oliveira defeated Said Nurmagomedov by unanimous decision of the judges.