
Alex Oliveira entered this fight with a record of 17-4-1 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Tyron Woodley). ‘Cowboy’ lost to Donald Cerrone at the beginning of 2016 (=Cerrone vs Oliveira), but then he has collected four victories and one no-contest beating Tim Means (=Means vs Oliveira 2) and Ryan LaFlare in 2017 (=Oliveira vs LaFlare).
His opponent, Yancy Medeiros, has a mma record of 14-4-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. He lost to Francisco Trinaldo last year but then he has defeated Sean Spencer and Erick Silva (=Silva vs Medeiros). Oliveira vs Medeiros is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Jose Aldo 2 – UFC 218. Watch the video and rate this fight!