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.

Charles Oliveira returns to Brazil to face Rafael Fiziev in UFC Rio main event—a high-stakes lightweight division showdown.

Former UFC champion Charles Oliveira will fight Rafael Fiziev in the main event of UFC Rio on Oct. 11, just slightly more than three months after his knockout loss to Ilia Topuria in a UFC lightweight title fight.