An incredibly violent Fight of the Year candidate went down at UFC 218 on Saturday night ... and this was before Eddie Alvarez and Justin Gaethje hit the Octagon.
Welterweights Yancy Medeiros and Alex Oliveira threw down in an incredible brawl at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena, engaging in a whirlwind of high-impact moves before Medeiros earned the TKO victory at 2:02 of the final round.
“Hat’s off to Oliveira, he’s a cowboy and all cowboys are tough,” Medeiros said. “But it was a war and I’m here to entertain.