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Chris Taylor - February 7, 2026

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 113 event was headlined by a key men’s bantamweight matchup between Mario Bautista and Vinicius Oliveira. Bautista (17-3 MMA) had entered this evening’s main event looking to rebound, this after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Umar Nurmagomedov in his most previous Octagon appearance this past October at UFC 321. Prior to that setback, the 32-year-old had strung together an impressive eight-fight winning streak, a stretch which included victories over Jose Aldo, Ricky Simon and Patchy Mix.

Chris Taylor - February 7, 2026

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Vegas 113 results, including the men’s bantamweight main event between Mario Bautista and Vinicius Oliveira. Bautista (17-3 MMA) will enter this evening’s main event looking to rebound, this after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Umar Nurmagomedov in his most previous Octagon appearance this past October at UFC 321. Prior to that setback, the 32-year-old had strung together an impressive eight-fight winning streak, a stretch which included victories over Jose Aldo, Ricky Simon and Patchy Mix.

Chris Taylor - February 7, 2026

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Vegas 113 results, including the flyweight co-main event between Kyoji Horiguchi and Amir Albazi. Albazi (17-3 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since dropping a decision to former flyweight kingpin Brandon Moreno in November of 2024.  Prior to that setback, ‘The Prince’ had reeled off six-straight wins, a stretch which included  victories over Alessandro Costa and Kai Kara-France.

Chris Taylor - February 7, 2026

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Vegas 113 results, including the heavyweight bout between Jailton Almeida and Rizvan Kuniev. Almeida (22-5 MMA) will enter the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a split decision loss to Alexander Volkov in his most recent Octagon appearance this past October at UFC 321. Prior to that setback, ‘Malhadinho’ was coming off back-to-back stoppage wins over Alexander Romanov and Serghei Spivac respectively.

Dylan Bowker - February 6, 2026

Daniil Donchenko prepares to make what he has described as his main stage UFC debut on February 7th. This will take place at this weekend’s UFC Fight Night, which features Donchenko in an intriguing welterweight matchup against promotional stalwart Alex Morono. When touching on what he wants to do in this UFC Vegas 113 contest against Morono on Saturday, Donchenko said [via Bowks Talking Bouts], “I want to make my debut in a really exciting way and finish this fight in a brutal way, you know. Just enjoy my life after this debut and keep going forward.”

BJPENN.COM Staff - February 6, 2026

The first defeat stings differently when you’re unbeaten. Adrian Lee tasted that bitter reality in September and returns hungry to prove it was temporary. Lee faces Shozo Isojima in a lightweight MMA bout at ONE Fight Night 40 on Friday, February 13, inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Curtis Calhoun - February 6, 2026

One of Conor McGregor’s closest confidants says the former two-division champion is about to put on an all-time great comeback performance. Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor is potentially months away from making his first Octagon appearance in five years. McGregor, who hasn’t fought since injuring his leg against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, has his eyes set on a return fight at the UFC’s upcoming White House event.

Curtis Calhoun - February 6, 2026

UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre believes Ilia Topuria will end his fighting career as the greatest fighter to ever compete in the cage. Georges St-Pierre makes a strong case as the UFC’s greatest fighter of all-time, after a legendary career that featured two world title wins. St-Pierre walked away after winning the UFC middleweight championship over Michael Bisping at UFC 217.

Curtis Calhoun - February 6, 2026

Polarizing UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell doesn’t know if he’ll fight in the Octagon again, amidst a tense relationship with Dana White. UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell went from fan favorite to one of Mixed Martial Arts’ most-hated personalities in a year. After anti-semitic remarks he made during the opening episode of his podcast, Mitchell hasn’t been in the good graces of the UFC matchmakers and fans.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 6, 2026

The UFC Vegas 113 weigh-ins had its share of scale fails, but the main card wasn’t impacted. Every main card fighter made weight for their bouts, which are scheduled to take place on Saturday in Las Vegas. That includes headliners Mario Bautista and Vinicius Oliveira. Bautista clocked in at 135.5 pounds, while Oliveira hit the 136-pound mark. Co-headliners Kyoji Horiguchi and Amir Albazi also hit their target weights. Horiguchi was 126 pounds on Friday, while Albazi’s weight was 125.5 pounds.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 6, 2026

Daniel Cormier thinks there’s an opportunity to restore order with American wrestlers in UFC. The sport of MMA has had its share of wrestlers from the United States dominate the UFC title scene. The likes of Jon Jones, Henry Cejudo, Brock Lesnar, Matt Hughes, Mark Coleman, Rashad Evans, and Cormier himself had strong wrestling backgrounds and transitioned into MMA to become UFC champions.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 6, 2026

Jorge Masvidal has never been a fan of Herb Dean. Dean is a well-known referee in the combat sports space. While he is beloved by some, others have pointed out inconsistencies in his work. Some also believe he’s even regressed over the years.

Harry Kettle - February 6, 2026

UFC legend Kamaru Usman has given his thoughts on Shavkat Rakhmonov being removed from the rankings due to injury. As we know, it’s been over a year now since we’ve seen Shavkat Rakhmonov compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He’s been dealing with some injury issues behind the scenes and recently, he revealed that he’s suffered another setback on his road to recovery, leading many to question when he’ll return – and whether or not he’ll ever come back the same.

Harry Kettle - February 6, 2026

Justin Gaethje has looked ahead to a possible UFC White House clash between himself and Ilia Topuria this summer. Last month, Justin Gaethje became the UFC interim lightweight champion for the second time in his career. He defeated Paddy Pimblett in a bout that proved to be pretty one sided in the end, as he reminded the masses why he’s one of the scariest lightweights to ever pull on a pair of gloves in the UFC.

Dylan Bowker - February 5, 2026

Kyoji Horiguchi is someone who is poised to do some great things in his return to the UFC octagon, according to a former three-time opponent of Horiguchi’s. That combatant in question is Hiromasa Ougikubo, who is on the heels of winning the Rizin flyweight grand prix, as well as the vacant RFF flyweight title Horiguchi left behind upon re-signing to the UFC, at Rizin’s annual New Year’s Eve show a few weeks back.

Dylan Bowker - February 5, 2026

Alfie Davis wants to do battle with Khabib Nurmagomedov after  the former gets through his clash this weekend with Usman Nurmagomedov. Davis vs. Nurmagomedov is for the latter’s lightweight title and takes place at PFL Dubai on February 7th. The self described Dagi-Destroyer has quite a history with the Dagestan-based fighters at this point and when expounding upon that, Davis said [via Bowks Talking Bouts], “Yeah, I mean, I beat a Dagestani last time. Obviously I’m going to beat Usman and then I’m going to be calling out Khabib to come out of retirement. Because yeah, there’s going to be no more daggies from the Nurmagomedov school for me to beat. So, I think Khabib has got to lace up them gloves again.”

Curtis Calhoun - February 5, 2026

A former UFC lightweight champion wants Alexander Volkanovski to hang up the gloves after his dominant win at UFC 325. UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski outpointed Diego Lopes for the second time in under a year last weekend at UFC 325. In a signature performance, Volkanovski shut down Lopes from start to finish in what was arguably one of the most dominant wins of his illustrious career.

Curtis Calhoun - February 5, 2026

UFC bantamweight Said Nurmagomedov will be replaced on hours’ notice by an MMA champ opposite Javid Basharat. The UFC matchmakers are often busy not only putting fights together, but making sure they don’t fall apart. The same can be said ahead of UFC Vegas 113 this Saturday, featuring a bantamweight main event between Mario Bautista and Vinicius Oliveira.