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.

Former UFC lightweight champ Charles Oliveira will fight in Brazil for the first time in more than five years when he meets Rafael Fiziev on Oct. 11 in Rio de Janeiro.

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.