Charles Oliveira has explained his decision to make a swift return to the UFC Octagon after his vicious knockout by Ilia Topuria, as he prepares to face Rafael Fiziev. On 11 October, Oliveira will fight in his native Brazil for the first time in five years, as he aims to bounce back from his first-round loss to Topuria on 28 June.

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.

The UFC’s October 11 return to Rio de Janeiro just got a main event, a pivotal lightweight showdown between two of the most technically refined Muay Thai stylists in the division, if not the entire UFC.