UFC Rio is here! Tonight, Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil serves as the setting for this weekend’s edition of UFC Fight Night.
Live coverage of tonight’s show begins with the prelims at 4 pm ET/ 1 pm PT on ESPN+ followed by the main card at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT. All told, after a slightly chaotic weigh-in window yesterday morning, the 12-fight schedule will go ahead tonight.
Before the fights kick off tonight, check out our staff’s picks of the week and see if they match up with yours.
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UFC Rio Main Event: No. 4 Contender Charles Oliveira vs. No. 8 Contender Mateusz Gamrot
At the top of the bill tonight in Rio de Janeiro, you’ll see a lightweight fight pairing No. 4 contender Charles Oliveira (35-11, 1 NC MMA, 23-11, 1 NC UFC) with No. 8 contender Mateusz Gamrot (25-3, 1 NC MMA, 8-3 UFC.) This is a five-round fight at five minutes per round to close out the show.
UFC Rio Co-Main Event: No. 6 Contender Deiveson Figueiredo vs. No. 15 Contender Montel Jackson
Immediately beforehand, the bantamweights go to war as No. 6 contender Deiveson Figueiredo (24-5-1 MMA, 13-5-1 UFC) collides with No. 15 contender Montel Jackson (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC.) This is a three-round affair at five minutes per round.
Rest of the Card
Also on UFC Rio’s main card, it’ll be a welterweight contest between Vicente Luque (23-11-1 MMA, 16-7 UFC) and Joel Alvarez (22-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC,) a heavyweight fight pairing Jhonata Diniz (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) against undefeated Mario Pinto (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC,) and a featherweight affair matching Ricardo Ramos (17-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC) with Kaan Ofli (11-4-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC.)
UFC Rio Results:
Main Card: (Tonight, 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT, ESPN+- United States Only)
Main Event: Charles Oliveira vs. Mateusz Gamrot
Co-Main Event: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Montel Jackson
Vicente Luque vs. Joel Alvarez
Jhonata Diniz vs. Mario Pinto
Ricardo Ramos vs. Kaan Ofli
Prelims: (Today, 4 pm ET/ 1 pm PT, ESPN+- United States Only)
Featured Prelim: Lucas Almeida vs. Michael Aswell
Co-Featured Prelim: Jafel Filho vs. Clayton Carpenter
Vitor Petrino vs. Thomas Petersen
Bia Mesquita vs. Irina Alekseeva
Lucas Rocha vs. Stewart Nicoll
Julia Polastri vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Saimon Oliveira vs. Luan Lacerda Catchweight