The MMA pros and fans have reacted after Mario Bautista returned to winning ways earlier tonight at UFC Vegas 113 with a slick second-round submission win over Vinicius Oliveira.<\/p>\n
Bautista proved that there are levels to this game and completely dominated the fight in every aspect. By the second round, the Brazilian was already gassed out, and Bautista, who looked fresh and hungry, wasted no time in scoring another takedown. <\/p>\n
The 32-year-old started to light Oliveira up with strikes, and soon took his back while the latter was focused on not gassing out and quickly sunk in a rear-naked choke that forced the tap<\/a>.<\/p>\n After having his hand raised<\/a> at UFC Vegas 113, Bautista spoke about how he fixed the holes in his ground game that were exposed in his last fight against Umar Nurmagomedov. He then capped off the night by calling out Cory Sandhagen to run it back. <\/p>\n Pros react to Mario Bautista\u2019s UFC Vegas 113 win<\/p>\n Ateba Gautier posted:<\/p>\n \u201c\ud83d\ude02 #BautistaOliveira\u201d<\/p>\n Henry Cejudo<\/a> wrote on X:<\/p>\n \u201cOk maybe I was wrong about Mario Bautista \ud83d\ude2c #UFCVegas113\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018Triple C\u2019 added:<\/p>\n \u201cI have a feeling this will be Vinicius Oliveira\u2019s last fight at bantamweight #UFCVegas113\u201d<\/p>\n Belal Muhammad<\/a> wrote on X:<\/p>\n \u201cBautista is good\u201d<\/p>\n The MMA Guru posted:<\/p>\n \u201cMARIO BAUTISTA DESTROYS VINICIUS OLIVEIRA IN ROUND 2, SUBMITS HIM WITH AN RNC WAS A GREAT PERFORMANCE But some of the story here is how TRASH the performance of Oliveira was, GASSED BAD in just one round of fighting, then gave in on bottom #UFCVegas113 Abysmal fraud check\u201d<\/p>\n MARIO BAUTISTA DESTROYS VINICIUS OLIVEIRA IN ROUND 2, SUBMITS HIM WITH AN RNC<\/p>\n WAS A GREAT PERFORMANCE<\/p>\n But some of the story here is how TRASH the performance of Oliveira was, GASSED BAD in just one round of fighting, then gave in on bottom #UFCVegas113<\/a> \u2014 THE MMA GURU (@THATBOYMMAGURU) February 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Brian Campbell wrote:<\/p>\n \u201cMario Bautista just tamed the beast. With relative ease. #UFCVegas113\u201d<\/p>\n MMA reporter Damon Martin also lauded Bautista:<\/p>\n \u201cA statement performance by Mario Bautista. He just ran through Vinicius Oliveira and finished him with a rear-naked choke<\/a> in the second round. #UFCVegas113\u2033<\/p>\n A statement performance by Mario Bautista<\/p>\n He just ran through Vinicius Oliveira and finished him with a rear-naked choke in the second round. #UFCVegas113<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) February 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Kenny Florian wrote:<\/p>\n \u201cBautista, dominant. Oliveira, physically impressive, but skills have been largely overrated.\u201d<\/p>\n Bautista, dominant. Oliveira, physically impressive but skills have been largely overrated.<\/p>\n \u2014 Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) February 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Michael Chiesa posted:<\/p>\n \u201cBautista\u2019s transitions were poetry in motion. That was an amazing performance. #UFCVegas113\u201d<\/p>\n Bautista\u2019s transitions were poetry in motion. That was an amazing performance. #UFCVegas113<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) February 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n
Abysmal fraud check<\/p>\n