Overview
- The UFC officially confirmed the five-round main event between former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira (35-11) and Rafael Fiziev (13-4) at UFC Rio on October 11 at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
- Oliveira makes his first home-country appearance since March 2020 when he headlined a Fight Night in BrasÃlia with a submission win over Kevin Lee.
- The 35-year-old is staging a rapid comeback 105 days after his first-round knockout defeat to Ilia Topuria in a vacant lightweight title bout at UFC 317.
- Fiziev, ranked No. 10, arrives off a unanimous decision victory in June that snapped his three-fight losing streak against Ignacio Bahamondes.
- A win for either fighter would boost their lightweight title hopes, with Oliveira sitting at No. 4 and Fiziev looking to break into the top five.