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“Do Bronxs” was aggressive and attacking with his grappling from the outset, tangling up with Gamrot straight out of the gates, chasing submissions and finding dominant positions in both the first and second rounds, never allowing the Polish veteran to find any real offense. After elevating Gamrot and depositing him on the canvas, Oliveira climbed on his back and immediately attacked the neck, locking on the finishing hold and forcing “Gamer” to tap.

Just a brilliant and emotional victory for Oliveira, who showed once again that he still has plenty left in the tank and remains one of the top lightweights in the promotion. With the victory, the former lightweight titleholder moved into a tie for the second most wins all-time in UFC history, joining Neil Magny with 24 victories, three back Jim Miller.

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The former flyweight champion continued lean on his grappling now that he’s at bantamweight, blending timely takedowns with sporadic solid striking, getting out ahead in part because Jackson was often too inactive. The pace slowed in the third, but Jackson’s output did not tick up, allowing Figueiredo to stay on the outside, largely out of danger until the final horn sounded.

When the scorecards were collected and totalled, it was “Deus Da Garra” that came out on the happy side of the split decision verdict. This was a steadying victory for the Brazilian veteran, who solidified his position as a Top 10 talent in the 135-pound weight class by turning aside Jackson in the weekend’s penultimate pairing.

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The Spaniard hurt Luque midway through the first, connecting with a punch to the eye that the veteran thought was a poke, prompting him to ask for time, rather than the bout continuing immediately as it should. Alvarez was largely unbothered though, and continued dominating the striking exchanges, before controlling Luque on the canvas was an inverted mounted triangle position for much of the third.

All three judges scored the fight in favor of Alvarez, who earned a victory without securing a finish for the first time in his career. “El Fenomeno” has now earned four straight victories and it will be interesting to see how quickly he can work forward in his new division after completely shutting down a stalwart like Luque in his divisional debut.

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A member of the DWCS Class of ’24, Pinto showed his versatility by utilizing his wrestling here, taking Diniz down early in the first and spending the remainder of the frame punishing him from mount before chasing a keylock submission that looked deep. It was more of the same in the second, as Pinto once again put the kickboxer on the canvas and climbed into mount, focusing his attention on landing heavy shots, splitting Diniz open and securing the stoppage in the closing seconds of the round.

This was one-way traffic from start to finish and a brilliant showing for the ascending heavyweight. Still undefeated at 11-0 and now two-for-two with a pair of finishes in the UFC, Pinto is unquestionably one to watch closely in the heavyweight ranks.

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Ramos opened the contest by chasing a series of leg locks, getting deep on a kneebar at one point that left Ofli scrambling to get free. When he did, the Ultimate Fighter finalist climbed on Ramos’ back and immediately started hunting for submissions of his own, eventually fishing his forearm under the chin and squeezing out the tap.

Just a tenacious and technical victory for Ofli, who fell to Mairon Santos in the TUF 32 finale and dropped a decision to Muhammad Naimov last time out. This was a terrific way for the new dad to collect his first UFC win.

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