I can see the top five... "Controversy over judgment → criticism runaway" Bantam-class monster roars after beating supernova "Champion, come out!"

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Experience has beaten the heat of divinity. Mario Batista (32, USA) defeated Bantamweight Holy Vinicius Oliveira (30, Brazil) and won his first main event of his life.

Batista beat Oliveira in 4 minutes and 46 seconds in the second round in a bantamweight match of the main event 'UFC Fight Night: Batista vs Oliveira' at Meta Apex in Las Vegas on the 8th (Korea time).

Batista, who lost to Umar Nurmagomedov in October last year and had his eight-game winning streak snapped, returned to the Octagon in just four months and showed off his robustness.

With this victory, Batista has a strong justification for entering the top five as well as defending the ranking. On the other hand, Oliveira, who was undefeated from Dana White's Contender Series (DWCS), suffered her first defeat due to Batista's skill.

The game was dominated by Batista from the beginning. Batista pressed Oliveira hard with his seasoned performance. Later in the second round, Batista secured a top position, drove Oliveira to hit, took the back position in the ensuing situation, and got on his back and finished the game with a rear-naked choke.

Previously, Batista was embroiled in a decision controversy in a 2024 match against Jose Aldo. At that time, he won the 2-1 decision, but was criticized by foreign media such as Forbes and fellow fighter Renato Moicano as an "unfair decision."

However, Batista won the main event with a perfect finish to quell the controversy surrounding her with her skills.

Batista strongly called for a rematch with Corey Sandhagen as the next match in a post-match interview. According to local reports, Batista said at a press conference, "I lost to Sandhagen during my debut, but now I am a completely different player than then," adding, "I have much more experience." If you beat Sandhagen, you are well qualified to challenge the title of reigning champion Petrjan," he claimed.

Batista then said, "We played consecutive games and played the fifth round of camp, so we need some rest," adding, "I want to return around summer and face Sandhagen."

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