According to official information from UFC, Charles Oliveira has been scheduled for the first match since losing to Ilia Topuria. Brazilian boxers will return in October, at the UFC Fight Night event held in Brazil. His opponent is Rafael Fiziev, Azerbaijan boxer.
Charles Oliveira was born in 1989, owning a professional performance table of 47 matches, including 35 wins (10 no, 21 submission), 11 defeats and 1 game that did not recognize the results. In the past, he held the UFC Championship Lightweight Championship, which had the most powerful boxers competing.
The upcoming match against Rafael Fiziev was the first time Charles Oliveira did not play at a big event for 5 years. The last time he appeared at UFC Fight Night took place in March 2020, the time he won Kevin Lee. Since then, Oliveira is a popular face at major events.
On the side of Rafael Fiziev, this boxer has received 3 consecutive defeats against Justin Gaethje (2 times) and Mateusz Gamrot from 2023 to the present. Fiziev also spent 18 months having to take a break because of the treatment of injury. In the match in June, Fiziev won Ignacio Bahamondes.
In the case of Charles Oliveira winning Rafael Fiziev, “Do Bronx” will have the opportunity to return to the race to win the challenge of the championship. He will have to compete with many candidates, in the context of some boxers, including Beneil Dariush has recently regained Thang Thang.