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Vinicius Oliveira Returns Focus to Umar Nurmagomedov After UFC Saudi Arabia Win



Vinicius Oliveira is intent on a showdown against Umar Nurmagomedov.

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Oliveira scored the biggest upset of the night against Said Nurmagomedov (18-4) with a come-from-behind unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 250 at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Oliveira subsequently called out the recent title challenger, who hails from the same region as Said — although they aren’t related.

Oliveira had no second thoughts while issuing a callout to Umar in his post-fight Octagon interview. “LokDog” even went a step further, claiming the Dagestani contender is scared to face him.

“I’ve been talking some bad things about some guys from Dagestan. It’s part of the game,” he said. “It’s just business. I have only one specific guy from Dagestan to fight – his name is Umar Nurmagomedov. If he have courage to face me, I’m here. And if Dana [White] allows this fight, I’m here to fight against Umar Nurmagomedov, but I think he’s scared of me.”



This isn’t the first time “LokDog” has called out Nurmagomedov. The Brazilian has been eyeing Umar since his last victory over Ricky Simon back in June 2024. Oliveira is now undefeated in three UFC outings and riding a five-fight winning streak overall.



Meanwhile, Umar suffered his first career defeat in a hard-fought unanimous decision bantamweight title loss against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311.
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