Bernardo Sopaj

The Lion King

Sweden

Gasses out in ugly loss
BantamweightUFC
March 2, 2024
Sopaj lost to Vinicius Oliveira via KO (flying knee) at 4:41 of Round 3 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Sopaj accepted this fight just five days ago. He won't be 24 years of age until late-September and was making his UFC debut. Despite the fact he was in camp training for another fight, both are possible reasons to help try to explain one of the worst gas jobs we have seen in recent memory. Sopaj dominated this fight for the better part of about eight minutes before it all came crashing down. His struggles allowed Oliviera, who had nothing going, to steal Round 2 with a strong finish. Of course, it ended up not mattering in the least given the fact Sopaj was finished with a brutal flying knee with just seconds to go. Bernardo has some physical abilities, but as we saw in this fight, it's going to be a work in progress. On the bright side, he'll take home an extra $50,000 after this back-and-forth affair was awarded Fight of the Night honors.
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UFC debut scheduled
BantamweightUFC
February 27, 2024
Sopai (undisclosed) is scheduled to compete against Vinicius Oliveira in a bantamweight fight at UFC Vegas 87 on March 2, per Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com.
ANALYSIS
Sopai, who previously fought for Allstars Fight Night, was scheduled to defend his title for the promotion before the UFC signed him up. On five days' notice, he will take the place of Yanis Ghemmouri and compete against Oliveira for his UFC debut.