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UFC 318 winner Vinicius Oliveira rips 'coward' Umar Nurmagomedov, wants Sean O'Malley Vinicius Oliveira didn't hold back his feelings on Umar Nurmagomedov after his UFC 318 win over Kyler Phillips.

JULY 21, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Fades following fast start Phillips lost to Vinicius Oliveira via unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC 318 on Saturday in New Orleans.

Impact Phillips is an extremely quick starter, but he has cardio issues and he was was facing an opponent here in Oliveira that literally never stops moving forward. It was a bad combination and played out exactly that way inside the octagon. All the good work Phillips did in Round 1 was negated as soon as he was dropped early in Round 2. He managed to steady the ship to some extent in the final frame, but it certainly wasn't enough to win a decision. Kyler won three straight from February 2022 to March 2024, but he's now lost two straight, with the first one coming as a -650 favorite against Rob Font last October. Phillips is at risk of torpedoing down the rankings in a hurry in the loaded bantamweight division.

JULY 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Taking on Oliveira Phillips will face Vinicius Oliveira in a bantamweight bout at UFC 318 on July 1, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Impact Phillips is coming off a tough loss to Rob Font in which he was a heavy favorite. Now sporting a 6-2 record in the UFC, he'll face Oliveira, who is off to a perfect 3-0 start in the UFC and hasn't lost a professional bout since July of 2022.

MAY 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Kyler Phillips loving his reinvention on climb toward bantamweight contention after UFC 299 Kyler Phillips, a teammate of bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley, has won seven of his past eight at 135 pounds.

MARCH 12, 2024 • SACBEE.COM

Kyler Phillips loving his reinvention on climb toward bantamweight contention after UFC 299 Kyler Phillips, a teammate of bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley, has won seven of his past eight at 135 pounds.

MARCH 12, 2024 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Kyler Phillips has the scoop on what champ Sean O'Malley really is like ahead of UFC 299 Kyler Phillips is in a unique situation this week that he’s been waiting a while for.

MARCH 8, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

UFC fighters Kyler Phillips, Darrius Flowers suspended six months for ostarine UFC fighters Kyler Phillips and Darrius Flowers each were suspended six months and fined after drug tests flagged for ostarine.

MAY 17, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

UFC fighters Kyler Phillips, Darrius Flowers temporarily suspended for ostarine UFC fighters Kyler Phillips and Darrius Flowers face sanctions for failed drug tests, the Nevada Athletic Commission announced Tuesday.

MARCH 21, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Kyler Phillips vs. Raphael Assuncao headed to UFC Fight Night 221 in March The lineup for the UFC’s return to a venue it hasn’t played in more than a decade continues to grow with a new bantamweight bout.

JANUARY 26, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM