A bantamweight matchup between Luan Lacerda and Saimon Oliviera has reportedly been added to UFC Rio just over two weeks before the event.
In what should be the final fight added to the card, Brazilian bantamweights Luan Lacerda and Saimon Oliveira are reportedly set to meet at UFC Rio. It’s been a busy few days for combat sports fans looking ahead to UFC Rio, which is scheduled to go down on October 11 at Farmasi Arena.
An injury to Rafael Fiziev briefly jeopardized Charles Oliveira’s headlining spot on the card, but yesterday the UFC announced that Mateusz Gamrot isDWCS victory over Alday extended Oliveira’s winning run to five fights dating back to 2018, but in his promotional debut at UFC 270 the Brazilian came out on the wrong end of the scorecards against Tony Gravely. Following a year on the sidelines, Oliveira returned at UFC 283 and was stopped by Daniel Marcos in the second round. Tony Gravely competes against Saimon Oliveira during UFC 270 at Honda Center. / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images The Marcos fight ended up being Oliveira’s last outing before a layoff of more than two years, and the 34-year-old fell to 0-3 in the UFC when he met David Martinez in March and was caught by a counter punch late in the opening round.A former Shooto Brasil bantamweight champion, Lacerda will return to action for the first time since 2023 when he meets his countryman Oliviera at UFC Rio.The 32-year-old also fought at UFC 283 and dropped a decision to Cody Stamann in his promotional debut, which ended a 10-fight win streak where all but one of his victories came via submission. Lacerda returned to action in June of that year to face Da’Mon Blackshear, who finished the Brazilian with ground and pound in the second round.Both Lacerda and Oliviera will likely be fighting for their places on the UFC roster at UFC Rio, and the bantamweight matchupDrew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023.
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