Stated Nurmagomedov and Vinicius Oliveira competed in desk tennis simply hours earlier than getting within the octagon for a giant battle on Saturday evening.
The bantamweight duo shared an intense face-off on the ceremonial weigh-ins for UFC Saudi Arabia, however simply moments earlier than loved a pleasant competitors on the fighters’ resort. Nurmagomedov seems calm regardless of a year-and-a-half out of motion, whereas Oliveira has stayed energetic over time.
Their predominant card battle at UFC Saudi Arabia tonight is without doubt one of the extra intriguing fights of the cardboard, with odds makers and followers struggling to separate the duo.
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Stated Nurmagomedov and Vinicius Oliveira play desk tennis hours earlier than fist battle
With the pair getting shut and elevating their palms throughout a face-off yesterday, viewers might have been stunned to see Said Nurmagomedov and Vinicius Oliveira chumming it up within the fighter resort earlier than their battle.
A video shared to Instagram by coach Rafael Sombra confirmed the rivals competing in a pleasant recreation of desk tennis forward of their assembly. Within the transient footage, Nurmagomedov could be seen giving up a degree as he overshoots in direction of Oliveira’s facet.
The duo’s surnames has made this a battle of nice intrigue, with many followers noting {that a} Nurmagomedov vs Oliveira battle in a distinct division might have been one of many largest in UFC historical past. Nonetheless, regardless of their names, they don’t seem to be associated to Charles Oliveira or Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Followers react to Stated Nurmagomedov and Vinicius Oliveira video
The video garnered fairly a couple of views on social media, with followers usually delighted to see such sportsmanship between the pair.
“That’s wassup like seeing sum optimistic interactions with fighters,” one fan wrote within the feedback part. “These two are absolutely gonna placed on a superb scrap Saturday.” One other then added: “Good to heat up the reflexes.”
And Brazilian followers have been eager to indicate their help, with one writing: “Solely love and respect to our Russian brothers.”
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