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Surging Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight Vinicius Oliveira suffered his first Octagon loss to No. 9-ranked<\/a> Mario Bautista at UFC Vegas 113<\/a> last night (Sat., Feb. 7, 2026), tapping out in the second round inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada (watch highlights<\/a>).<\/p>\n Oliveira looked uncharacteristically flat and out of sync in his loss \u2014 and afterward, he revealed why.<\/p>\n Speaking backstage following the loss, Oliveira disclosed that he broke his arm just two months before stepping into the Octagon.<\/p>\n \u201cSo now I can tell everyone that on December 19th, I broke my arm,\u201d Oliveira said. \u201cI had the option not to fight. Starting the fight tonight, I felt fine, but then it started to hurt. I got tired too. In the second round, they asked for jabs and my arm wouldn\u2019t answer. No sad stories though \u2014 let\u2019s move on.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI had a rough weight cut \u2014 the worst one I\u2019ve ever had \u2014 because I couldn\u2019t train properly,\u201d Oliveira added. \u201cI couldn\u2019t spar or hit bags with high intensity. Thanks for the support. I got beat up and finished, and I\u2019m ready for the next one. They told me to take care of my arm for the next 180 days.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s no secret that most fighters enter the cage carrying injuries, but competing just 50 days removed from a broken arm raises obvious questions and seems like a horrible idea \u2014 plus, how in the world did the pre-fight doctors clear him?<\/p>\n Despite the setback, Oliveira had been riding a six-fight win streak prior to UFC Vegas 113, with notable victories over Kyler Phillips, Said Nurmagomedov, and Ricky Simon. That momentum has now stalled, particularly after he publicly stated his goal of entering title contention by the end of the year<\/a>.<\/p>\n For now, the priority will be recovery.<\/p>\n