UFC continues to fill out its late-year schedule with another event announcement.

The premier MMA promotion has a busy schedule in the latter stages of this year, with events in Australia, Canada, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, all practically back-to-back.

Fans might welcome this busier schedule, after the seemingly endless run of APEX events that have plagued recent years.

UFC announces Fight Night event for Rio de Janeiro in October

As announced by the UFC on July 31, the Octagon is returning to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for a Fight Night event on October 11.

Four fights have been confirmed reported for the event, but no major contests have been announced just yet.

Heavyweight; Vitor Petrino vs. Thomas Petersen

Strawweight; Julia Polastri vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

Flyweight; Luc

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