Charles Oliveira has a tricky take a look at for his newest homecoming.
The UFC introduced Thursday that the previous light-weight champion is about to battle Rafael Fiziev (13-4) in the primary occasion of UFC Rio, which takes place at Farmasi Enviornment in Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 11. The matchup was first reported by Laerte Viana.
Oliveira (35-11, 1 NC) competes in his house nation for the primary time since March 2020, when he submitted Kevin Lee in a Battle Night time headlining bout in Brasilia, Brazil. “Do Bronx” had an opportunity to regain the light-weight title this previous June at UFC 317 when he battled Ilia Topuria for a vacant belt, however was knocked out within the opening spherical by the undefeated Topuria. The 35-year-old has alternated wins and losses in his previous six bouts.
Standing reverse Oliveira on Oct. 11 is Fiziev, who just lately snapped a three-fight skid with a unanimous choice win over Ignacio Bahamondes in his house nation of Azerbaijan in June. Fiziev was on a six-fight win streak when he dropped a majority choice to Justin Gaethje at UFC 286, then suffered a pricey knee harm in his subsequent battle in opposition to Mateusz Gamrot. That harm sidelined Fiziev for nearly 18 months and he returned at UFC 313, the place he was once more defeated by Gaethje.
Three different bouts have been confirmed for UFC Rio, a bantamweight bout that includes the debut of 10-time jiu-jitsu world champion and ADCC gold medalist Bia Mesquita as she faces Irina Alekseeva, and a pair of heavyweight bouts between Vitor Petrino and Thomas Petersen, and Jhonata Diniz and Mario Pinto.
