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.

Starting with Fiziev, this is a golden opportunity for him to jump right into title contention. Fiziev is coming off a win in his own homecoming at UFC Baku when he defeated Ignacio Bahamondes. That win snapped a three-fight losing streak. Granted, one of those losses was due to injury and two losses were close decision losses against Justin Gaethje. Prior to that, Fiziev had won six in a row.

He’ll have his hands full taking on a very motivated

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