"There's blowing weight, and then there's how Saimon Oliveira came into his UFC Rio fight with Luan Lacerda. Coming in a full eight pounds over the bantamweight limit, Oliveira forced a 144lb catchweight, basically making the bout a featherweight affair. Fined 50% of his purse, Oliveira was required to weigh no more than 155lbs on the night of the fight, a mark he fortunately hit."
"The night's opening fight went to the ground early, and Oliveira was soon showing his power advantage, escaping one position, then getting up, reversing along the fence and landing a takedown care of a body lock. Lacerda escaped out, with the pair trading knees in close thereafter. Later in the round, going to the ground again, it was Lacerda taking the back and getting a body triangle in place."
"Lacerda was on top early in the second, working some shots to the body while Oliveira tried to tie things up, throw something up off his back, or just find space. He succeeded at none of the above, and instead Lacerda again took the back. One hook went in, then another, as Lacerda flattened Oliveira out. Lacerda soon had a body lock in place, with a full two minutes on the clock."
Saimon Oliveira missed the bantamweight limit by eight pounds, forcing a 144lb catchweight and receiving a 50% purse fine while being required to weigh no more than 155lbs on fight night, which he did. The opening exchanges went to the ground early, with Oliveira showing power, escaping, reversing along the fence and landing a takedown via a body lock. Luan Lacerda escaped, traded knees, then took Oliveira's back with a body triangle and hunted a rear-naked choke before transitioning to mount and retaking the back. In round two Lacerda worked body shots, secured both hooks and flattened Oliveira, then locked a deep arm-bar that forced Oliveira to submit at 3:55.
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