The UFC is heading to Rio on October 11th and it will be the homecoming for a former world champion. Former lightweight champion Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira (35-11) will fight in Brazil for the first time in over five years as he takes on 10th ranked lightweight contender Rafael Fiziev (13-4). The promotion announced the main event this morning.

Charles Oliveira will return just 105 days after his loss to Ilia Topuria in a UFC Fight Night main event vs. Rafael Fiziev.

Charles Oliveira will face Rafael Fiziev in the main event of UFC Rio on 11 October, in an intriguing, unexpected match-up. The fight marks Oliveira’s first contest in his native Brazil since 2020, and will see the former lightweight champion aim to bounce back from his brutal knockout by Ilia Topuria.