Brett OkamotoDec 14, 2025, 03:54 PM
CloseBrett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. He was also a producer on the 30 for 30 film: “Chuck and Tito,” which looked back at the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lives in Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer in his spare time.
A bantamweight matchup between Mario Bautista and Vinicius Oliveira will headline UFC Fight Night on Feb. 7 in Las Vegas, officials announced on Saturday.
The UFC Fight Night card will take place at the Apex facility, and mark the first UFC Fight Night event on the promotion’s new domestic broadcast deal with Paramount+. The first two numbered events of the deal will take place on back-to-back weekends with UFC 324 and UFC 325 on Jan. 24 and Jan. 31, respectively.
Bautista and Oliveira are the Nos. 9 and 12-ranked bantamweights, respectively. Bautista (16-3) had won eight in a row, before dropping a unanimous decision to Umar Nurmagomedov in October. Oliveira (23-3) has emerged as a darkhorse of the division, with recent wins over the likes of Kyler Phillips and Said Nurmagomedov.