Overview

• Fiziev pulled out with an undisclosed injury from the Oct. 11 main event in Rio de Janeiro, leaving Charles Oliveira without an opponent.
• The promotion has not issued an official update, with the withdrawal first reported by Octagon Update and AG Fight and later confirmed by ESPN and MMA Junkie.
• Mateusz Gamrot and Renato Moicano publicly volunteered to replace Fiziev, while Benoit Saint-Denis had expressed readiness but, according to his manager, will not accept the fight on such short notice.
• Oliveira criticized unnamed lightweights on Instagram for campaigning online then declining when contacted, saying their walk-backs are “not a good look.”
• This would be Oliveira’s first fight in Brazil since 2020 after a June knockout loss, and flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja has voiced concern about the quick return and the strain of his weight cut.