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Manoul Sousa smelled blood in the water in the third round before scoring a brutal knockout at UFC Vegas 114
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 14: (R-L) Manoel Sousa of Brazil punches Bolaji Oki of Belgium in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Meta APEX on March 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Manoul Sousa made quite a debut on Saturday at UFC Vegas 114 after he scored a highlight reel knockout to finish Bolaji Oki in the third round. Already a barnburner in a back-and-forth battle through 10 plus minutes, Sousa finally started mounting some serious damage with Oki wobbled and backing away just trying to survive.
That’s when Sousa measured a vicious straight right hand that blasted Oki in the chin and sent him crashing to the canvas in a heap. MANOEL SOUSA FINISHES OKI!! WOW!!
📺 @paramountplus pic. twitter. com/EVJ8ym9mZY — UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) March 14, 2026 The fight was already over as the referee rushed in to officially call a stop to the contest at 4:12 in the third round.
After a similarly impressive finish on The Contender Series, Sousa was gunning for another memorable performance on Saturday and he came out of the gates guns blazing looking for the knockout. He cracked Oki with several stinging shots early and it appeared Sousa might get the job done in the opening round. But Oki refused to go away, showing off an impressive chin and an ability to fire back with his opponent in almost every exchange.