Charles Oliveira needs a new dance partner for next month’s UFC Rio Main event.
On Friday it was revealed that lightweight Rafael Fiziev was from his fight with Oliveira, founded to head the return of the UFC to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 11, 2025.
Octagon -update First was the news about the withdrawal of Fiziev, who is reportedly due to injury.
Fiziev (13-4) missed the whole of 2024 because of an injury, but returned earlier this year and posted a 1-1 record in 2025 with a loss for Justin Gaethje, and recently a victory over Ignacio Bahamondes. The Gaethje Bout, a rematch, took a fight of the night bonus.
Regarding “Do Bronx” Oliveira (35-11), the former lightweight champion wants to jump back from a loss to Ilia Topuria on UFC 317, who saw the Brazilian shoot in an attempt to claim his old title, abandoned by Islam Makhachev.
UFC Rio takes place on October 11, 2025 in the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The following match-ups have been reported for the event:
- Charles Oliveira vs. TBD
- DeVeson Figueiredo vs. Montel Jackson
- Gabriel Bonfim vs. Randy Brown
- Jhonata Diniz vs. Mário Pinto
- Valter Walker vs. Mohammed Usman
- Vicente Luque vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
- Jafel Filho vs. Clayton Timmerman
- Lucas Almeida vs. Michael too
- Vorror Petrino vs. Thomas Petersen
- Ricardo Ramos vs. Kaan Ofli
- Lucas Rocha vs. Stewart Nicoll
- Julia Polastri vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
- Beatriz Mesquita vs. Irina Alekseeva
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