Vinicius Oliveira had a goal of getting to a bantamweight title shot this year. He's going to have to rethink that goal. Mario Bautista (17-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) showed Oliveira (23-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) there ...

LAS VEGAS – Mario Bautista hopes Vinicius Oliveira serves as a mere pit stop in his trajectory toward more marquee fights at bantamweight. His confidence wasn't deterred by the defeat, and Bautista ...

After almost six years in the UFC, Mario Bautista is finally getting his first main event. A bantamweight bout pitting Bautista against rising Brazilian brawler Vinicius Oliveira is in the works to ...

Bantamweight Mario Bautista passed his first UFC main-event test with flying colors, securing a second-round rear-naked-choke submission against Vinicius Oliveira of Brazil to cap a six-fight UFC ...

Mario Bautista emphatically proved that Vinicius Oliveira is not yet ready for the top level in the UFC Fight Night 266 main event when he rolled to a one-sided victory. After being bumped off his ...

Mario Bautista and Usman Nurmagomedov delivered slick chokes on the same day in February. Which one won Submission of the ...

The UFC continues its fast-paced schedule with a return trip to Las Vegas for the third time in four weeks, but this time, the UFC Fight Night series begins its 2026 lineup with UFC Vegas 113 on ...

Mario Bautista got back on track Saturday at UFC Fight Night 266 with a main event win over Vinicius Oliveira. After Umar Nurmagomedov ended his eight-fight winning streak in October, Bautista (17-3 ...