UFC Rio: Mateusz Gamrot replaces Rafael Fiziev against Charles Oliveira

Mateusz Gamrot steps in to face Charles Oliveira in the UFC Rio main event after Rafael Fiziev withdraws due to injury

The upcoming UFC Fight Night on October 11 has a change to its main event, as Mateusz Gamrot steps in to face Charles Oliveira. The fight card takes place at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gamrot replaces the originally scheduled Rafael Fiziev, who was forced to withdraw, reportedly due to a knee injury.

Gamrot (25-3, 1 NC) of Poland aims for his second win in a row after dropping a split decision to Dan Hooker last August. The 34-year-old bounced back this past May, defeating Ludovit Klein by unanimous decision.

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Former lightweight champion Oliveira (35-11, 1 NC) of Brazil looks to return to winning ways. In his previous outing in June, the 35-year-old was stopped by Ilia Topuria in the first round of his second bid to regain the title.

The promotion confirmed the new UFC Rio main event this week.

The current lineup is as follows:

Main Card

  • Charles Oliveira vs. Mateusz Gamrot
  • Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Montel Jackson
  • Gabriel Bonfim vs. Randy Brown
  • Jhonata Diniz vs. Mario Pinto
  • Valter Walker vs. Mohammed Usman
  • Vicente Luque vs. Joel Alvarez

Prelims

  • Jafel Filho vs. Clayton Carpenter
  • Lucas Almeida vs. Michael Aswell
  • Vitor Petrino vs. Thomas Petersen
  • Beatriz Mesquita vs. Irina Alekseeva
  • Ricardo Ramos vs. Kaan Ofli
  • Lucas Rocha vs. Stewart Nicoll
  • Julia Polastri vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
  • Saimon Oliveira vs. Luan Lacerda
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Parviz Iskenderov is a former Muay Thai fighter who provides in-depth coverage of the latest news, events, results, and more.

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