The UFC Fight Night card in Rio de Janeiro has a new main event. Charles Oliveira vs. Mateusz Gamrot headlines the Oct. 11 card after Rafael Fiziev, Oliveira's previous opponent, pulled out.
UFC announced the new main event on Tuesday. Oliveira, the former UFC lightweight champion, also confirmed the booking, which pits Oliveira's world-class submissions against Gamrot's elite wrestling.
"Opponent: Mateusz Gamrot," Oliveira said on social media . "This is the guy we're going to battle in a great war. The rest just wanted the hype, just wanted to stall and talk, but that's part of it, that's how it is.
"The focus is still the same fight in the freight of my people, my flag, in my house with a new opponent, so let's go here and Brazil for now."
Oliveira (35-11, 1 NC) is currently one