On the UFC 231 PPV main card, the promotion’s #14 ranked welterweight Gunnar Nelson returned to the win column with a bloody second round submission of the #13 ranked Alex Oliveira.
Nelson clinched up right away and ate a bow to the back of the head. Oliveira held on to the cage to prevent a takedown, to which the referee stopped the fight to warn him. The fight resumed and Nelson got his takedown and went right to the back. Cowboy was able to spin around inside of the guard of Nelson and proceeded to drop serious punches.