First, Madrigal has never fought in a big promotion and has lost four times on the regional circuit. Second, Sopaj was making his UFC debut, and the fight was 19-19 on all three scorecards entering the third round (which, to be fair, Oliveira won definitively).

Merab Dvalishvili just defended the UFC bantamweight belt against Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311, and might give Sean O’Malley a rematch next, but Vinicius Oliveira said he has a masterplan that will culminate with him holding the 135-pound gold by the end of 2025.