# 'Cowboy' Oliveira knocked out in Bareknuckle Debut **URL:** \ **Category:** UltimateGround\ **Created:** [September 21, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/cowboy-oliveira-knocked-out-in-bareknuckle-debut/7331 "2024-09-21T15:59:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HongKongPhooey](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/hongkongphooey/32/130745_2.png) [@HongKongPhooey](https://og.discourse.group/u/HongKongPhooey)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/cowboy-oliveira-knocked-out-in-bareknuckle-debut/7331/1 "2024-09-21T15:59:39Z")
> **[Former UFC headliner 'Cowboy' Oliveira knocked out in bareknuckle debut in...](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/09/ufc-news-alex-cowboy-oliveira-knocked-out-russia-bareknuckle-boxing-debut-mma-video-highlights)** > > The combat sports world can be a fickle mistress, which a former UFC headliner continued to discover Friday. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongPhooey](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/hongkongphooey/32/130745_2.png) [@HongKongPhooey](https://og.discourse.group/u/HongKongPhooey)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/cowboy-oliveira-knocked-out-in-bareknuckle-debut/7331/2 "2024-09-21T15:59:58Z")
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**Author:** ![HongKongPhooey](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/hongkongphooey/32/130745_2.png) [@HongKongPhooey](https://og.discourse.group/u/HongKongPhooey)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/cowboy-oliveira-knocked-out-in-bareknuckle-debut/7331/3 "2024-09-21T16:00:55Z")
The combat sports world can be a fickle mistress, which a former UFC headliner continued to discover Friday. [Alex Oliveira](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/alex-oliveira) made his bareknuckle boxing debut at a REN TV Fight Club event in Russia. He was knocked down twice in the first round and suffered a TKO loss to Igor Ionov. Check out the brutal stoppage below, after which Oliveira appeared to be trying to work his nose back into place. After a 3-1 start to his UFC career, Oliveira headlined UFC Fight Night 83 against another “Cowboy,” Donald Cerrone. And though he was submitted in the first round, “Cowboy” Oliveira went on a serious 6-1 run after that, including three post-fight bonus awards. But a first-round submission loss to Shavkat Rakhmonov in October 2020 started a four-fight skid in the UFC, including three stoppage losses, and he was let go in 2022. The 36-year-old Oliveira has gone 3-4 in MMA fights since then with three first-round TKO wins, but also four stoppage losses. This latest setback is his third straight combat sports loss. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongPhooey](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/hongkongphooey/32/130745_2.png) [@HongKongPhooey](https://og.discourse.group/u/HongKongPhooey)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/cowboy-oliveira-knocked-out-in-bareknuckle-debut/7331/4 "2024-09-21T16:01:04Z")
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**Author:** ![HammerHouse4Life](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/hammerhouse4life/32/1405_2.png) [@HammerHouse4Life](https://og.discourse.group/u/HammerHouse4Life)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/cowboy-oliveira-knocked-out-in-bareknuckle-debut/7331/5 "2024-09-21T16:04:11Z")
Damn… Always been a Cowboy fan and love watching his fights… Sucks seeing him go down like that ---
**Author:** ![BoydBucky](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/boydbucky/32/502_2.png) [@BoydBucky](https://og.discourse.group/u/BoydBucky)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/cowboy-oliveira-knocked-out-in-bareknuckle-debut/7331/6 "2024-09-21T16:10:14Z")
I have 2 friends fighting on this card. I think I will be going to watch it, it’s only 2hrs away, and I will be supporting my mates etc. Dated just got changed yesterday so this date may not be 100% at this time. It may be brought fwd or back a week. Stand by ![bkfc-newcastle-1068x601.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/og/original/3X/8/c/8c7b6962442bafbf826204b6bf6250e337e61041.webp) ---
**Author:** ![BoydBucky](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/boydbucky/32/502_2.png) [@BoydBucky](https://og.discourse.group/u/BoydBucky)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/cowboy-oliveira-knocked-out-in-bareknuckle-debut/7331/7 "2024-09-21T16:10:43Z")
Cowboy Oli was always fun to watch, win or lose ---
**Author:** ![BoydBucky](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/boydbucky/32/502_2.png) [@BoydBucky](https://og.discourse.group/u/BoydBucky)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/cowboy-oliveira-knocked-out-in-bareknuckle-debut/7331/8 "2024-09-21T16:11:56Z")
I’ll start a thread when there’s more info and full official card ![Screenshot_20240921_171108](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/og/original/3X/7/a/7ac6a086ca43ab0c3bdf69d8a890805d8c9cf02f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![IceCold](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/icecold/32/105086_2.png) [@IceCold](https://og.discourse.group/u/IceCold)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/cowboy-oliveira-knocked-out-in-bareknuckle-debut/7331/9 "2024-09-21T17:50:03Z")
Never knew you were from the UK, good luck to your mates!