{"id":200345,"date":"2025-10-09T12:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T12:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/200345\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T12:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T12:28:08","slug":"oliveira-changes-nickname-from-do-bronx-to-predator-for-ufc-rio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/200345\/","title":{"rendered":"Oliveira changes nickname from \u2018Do Bronx\u2019 to \u2018Predator\u2019 for UFC Rio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Say goodbye to \u201cDo Bronx.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">No, Charles Oliveira is not retiring. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/394680\/charles-oliveiras-goals-finish-mateusz-gamrot-at-ufc-rio-then-fight-max-holloway-for-the-bmf-belt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A recent interview<\/a> that was mis-translated suggested he was already planning out his last bout, but the Brazilian fighter said he has no intention of laying down his gloves any time soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201dThe retirement talk is in your guys\u2019 head,\u201d Oliveira <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2025\/10\/08\/ufc-fight-night-261-rio-charles-oliveira-feelings-retirement\/86582476007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">told MMA Junkie<\/a> in a new interview. \u201cI\u2019ve never said anything about retiring \u2026 Every interview I give, people talk \u2018retirement, retirement.\u2019 At no point have I ever thought or contemplated about that, but all the questions are the same. I\u2019m not thinking about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">He will, however, be changing his legendary nickname from \u201cDo Bronx,\u201d \u2014 honoring his favela roots \u2014 to \u201cPredator\u201d for his upcoming UFC Rio fight against Mateusz Gamrot on October 11th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cIn the hunt for the strongest, there is only room for a Predator,\u201d Charles wrote on Instagram. \u201cSo as of now it\u2019s Charles the Predator here and in the octagon. A fighter who, like me, faces any challenge head on, always ready for whatever comes next. Only this time the mission is to confront the greatest of enemies and restore the respect of a people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">How serious is Oliveira? He seemed to be testing out a new nickname for his fight against Ilia Topuria, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2025\/6\/27\/24457206\/illuminated-hype-killer-charles-oliveira-ready-to-defeat-ilia-topuria-at-ufc-317\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">repeatedly dropping<\/a> \u201cIluminado\u201d and even wearing some insane bling with the same inscription.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">This time, though, it\u2019s part of a sponsorship deal to promote the upcoming Predator movie coming out soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cPredator: Wild Lands November 6 in theaters,\u201d Oliveira finished his nickname change post before tagging the 20th Century Studios Brazil account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">We hope he\u2019s getting paid good money for this promotional tie in, but we also hope this doesn\u2019t last long. Don\u2019t mess with \u201cDo Bronx!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Say goodbye to \u201cDo Bronx.\u201d No, Charles Oliveira is not retiring. 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