Overview

• The bantamweight fight is set for Oct. 11 at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro on a card headlined by Charles Oliveira vs. Rafael Fiziev.
• Figueiredo, a former two-time flyweight champion who moved up in late 2023, returns after losses to Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen.
• The Sandhagen defeat at UFC Des Moines ended in the second round when Figueiredo suffered a knee injury.
• Jackson enters on a six-fight winning streak, most recently defeating Daniel Marcos by decision after an 18-second knockout of Da’Mon Blackshear in 2024.
• The UFC announced multiple UFC Rio bouts via its official channels, marking the promotion’s first Fight Night event in Rio since 2015.