Oliveira seems to be all about bringing the entertainment, as the
Brazilian’s style is built mostly around finding a finish. While
Oliveira has a penchant for throwing spinning strikes, he finds his
most success with what has become his signature guillotine choke.
After winning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2021,
Oliveira’s lone UFC fight saw him fall victim to his own prior
success. He kept hunting for that guillotine and left himself in a
position to get consistently outwrestled by Tony
Gravely. After roughly a year off, Oliveira returns looking for
a win against a UFC newcomer in Marcos, himself a signee off DWCS
in September. A native of Peru, it was unclear how well Marcos’
game would translate outside of his regional scene. He established
himself as a physical force against weak competition, and his Dana
White’s Contender Series bout was his first fight in nearly three
years. However, Marcos looked stout and much-improved as a striker
in a clean decision win and could find his path to some UFC
success. If this goes into deeper waters, Marcos has a clear size
advantage and enough consistency to take things over, but the bet
is that Oliveira can force a collision or two and quickly find the
Peruvian’s neck before things start to go south. The pick is
Oliveira via first-round submission.
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