If there’s a better fight than what transpired between Yancy Medeiros and Alex Oliveira at UFC 218, then that fight will surely go down as one of the greatest in the history of MMA. Medeiros rallied from multiple knockdowns and being close to out on several occasions to defeat Oliveira in a back-and-forth slobberknocker. That was the highlight of the preliminary card and indeed the whole event thus far. Other preliminary card action included decision wins for Felice Herrig and David Teymur, plus another stoppage win via elbows for Paul Felder. Here’s how the fights played out.
It took less than 30 seconds for Felder to be taken down by Oliveira, who immediately went for the back.