Watch UFC Fight Night Bautista vs. Oliveira 2/7/26 - 7th February 2026 Full Show Online HD:
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight sluggers Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira will clash TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 7, 2026) inside Meta APEX for UFC Vegas 113.
Throughout Bautista’s eight-fight win streak that saw him rise into contention, there was a bit of doubt surrounding the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. His overall level of competition wasn’t that high, the win over Jose Aldo was a bit shaky, and some early losses further raised questions. Surprisingly, it was his losing effort against Umar Nurmagomedov — in which Bautista scrambled nonstop with the Russian ace and landed some big shots — that really convinced the fighting community of Bautista’s talent. On the flip side is a very strange fighter. Oliveira is a man in the mold of Jiri Prochazka or Dricus du Plessis in that he’s not a textbook fighter, but he is an overwhelming physical talent with some craft and serious knockout power. Just 4-0 inside the Octagon, Oliveira has made an immediate impact and could climb into the Top 10 with another victory.
Bautista is a very tactical fighter who thrives on the transitions between striking and wrestling. There are fights where he’s danced along the outside and shown off his footwork, and there are clean victories in which he’s relentlessly pressured his foes with pressure and takedowns. In either case, he maintains a high work rate. There are massive holes in Oliveira’s game, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy or safe to capitalize on them. The Brazilian swings almost comically wide at times, and Bautista has a lovely straight right hand. If he weaves that punch inside the swing of “Lokdog,” we could be looking at a very quick knockout win. The problem, of course, is that if Bautista’s timing is a little off, then Oliveira crashes into him with five absurdly hard swings.
There is a real case here that Bautista makes Oliveira look like an amateur. If he keeps his feet moving and is able to deter Bautista from kicking via checks and hard blocks, he’ll box the ears off him. When Bautista is landing well, he sets up his takedowns smoothly, and suddenly the situation is very bad for Oliveira. I do believe “Lokdog” will find his kicks, however. The great benefit of Oliveira’s absurd swinging is not just power, it’s that his opponent must notice and respect that threat. If Bautista tries to check a kick and is instead caught by a huge whipping right, that’s an absolute disaster. Because Bautista will be moving away from the power shots of “Lokdog,” those kicks open up and do real damage.
Match Card:
Prelims –5.00PM ET
- Welterweight Alex Morono vs. Daniil Donchenko
- Welterweight Nikolay Veretennikov vs. Niko Price
- Women’s Strawweight Bruna Brasil vs. Ketlen Souza
- Catchweight (141 lb) Javid Basharat vs. Gianni Vázquez
- Catchweight (127.5 lb) Wang Cong vs. Eduarda Moura
- Catchweight (141 lb) Muin Gafurov vs. Jakub Wikłacz
- Women’s Bantamweight Klaudia Syguła vs. Priscila Cachoeira
Maincard – 8.00PM ET
- Bantamweight Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira
- Flyweight Amir Albazi vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
- Heavyweight Jailton Almeida vs. Rizvan Kuniev
- Middleweight Michał Oleksiejczuk vs. Marc-André Barriault
- Bantamweight Jean Matsumoto vs. Farid Basharat
- Light Heavyweight Dustin Jacoby vs. Julius Walker
EVENT INFO :
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- Location: UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
