UFC Saudi Arabia marked the second time a Nurmagomedov lost in 2025. Vinicius Oliveira defeated Said Nurmagomedov with a unanimous decision. Well, things were pretty interesting with the Dagestani fighter doing his best to outwrestle the Brazilian powerhouse. However, it turned out that ‘Lok Dog’ was simply better at almost every aspect of the fight. And after winning the bout, he went on to put another Nurmagomedov in his crosshairs. 

Yes indeed! Oliveira sent forth a challenge for Umar Nurmagomedov during the post-fight interview. Of course, this wasn’t the first time the Brazilian bantamweight contender had called the #1 bantamweight contender out. UFC 303 had witnessed the callout previously. But UFC Saudi Arabia seemed to have cemented his take in the bantamweight world. 

He’d previously said, “I’d like to fight so much against Umar Nurmagomedov. He was changing some bad words on Instagram, on social media. But he’s scared of me right now. He must have watched my last fight here and he knows that it’s not easy to put me on the ground. I’m a nightmare for him.”

And with a win over Said Nurmagomedov, a fight against “Young Eagle’ might not be something too far away for the Brazilian, don’t you agree? After all, he won even after eating some of the Dagestani strongest kicks to the mid-section. Let’s see what the fighting community had to say about the wild callout, shall we?

Fight fans react to Vinicius Oliveira calling out Umar Nurmagomedov after his UFC Saudi Arabia win

One fan dragged Khabib Nurmagomedov into the picture and cast his doubt on the Dagestani supremacy. The tweet read, “It’s official the Dagestani fighters will always lose to cardio. Khabib needs to look into why these guys are always gassing so bad.” Another fan added, “Nurmagomedov’s legacy is in trouble.”

One user claimed that Oliveira’s heroic win exposed a chink in the Nurmagomedov armor. The comment read, “Clear Win for Oliveira 2,3 LOOL Nurmagomedovs getting exposed back to back Good job.” One more fan added, “Damn are all the Nurmagomedovs frauds???”

Another fan pointed out that Oliveira would never really get a fight against Umar Nurmagomedov. The comment read, “you called out umar nurmagomedov? Yes, Well let’s talk about the fight = well you never getting this fight, only umar can get a top 5 opponent without a ranked win.” But some of the fans did notice the multiple eye pokes. A fan wrote, “Said Nurmagomedov vs Oliveira started in a great fashion, got disrupted by eye pokes and then turned into a snooze fest. Eyebrows being raised on Dagestani cardio?”

What are your thoughts on the fight? Do you think we’ll see Vinicius Oliveira vs. Umar Nurmagomedov throw down? Let us know what you think in the comments down below.