The event is unsurprisingly stacked with Brazilian talent<\/a>, including an all-Brazil matchup between Saimon Oliveira and Lacerda that\u2019s currently set as the curtain jerker for the 12-fight card. <\/p>\n Originally booked as a bantamweight affair, the fight between Oliveira and Lacerda has now been changed to a catchweight<\/a> after Oliveira hit the scale at a staggering 144 lbs., which is a full eight pounds over the limit for non-title bantamweight bouts. <\/p>\n READ MORE: Magomed Ankalaev reveals brutal injury suffered before UFC 320 loss to Alex Pereira<\/a><\/p>\n Saimon Olivera (red gloves) enters the arena before the fight against Daniel Marcos (blue gloves) during UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena. \/ Jason da Silva-Imagn Images<\/p>\n UFC Rio already took one major hit late during fight week when Mohammed Usman withdrew from his heavyweight matchup with Valter Walker the day before weigh-ins, and the event would have only been left with 11 fights if Oliveira\u2019s weight miss had forced the cancellation of the Lacerda fight. <\/p>\n Already a veteran of 20 professional MMA bouts before he appeared on Dana White\u2019s Contender Series<\/a> in 2021, Oliveira defeated Mexico\u2019s Jos\u00e9 Alday via split decision to earn a UFC contract and extend his winning run to five fights. <\/p>\n READ MORE: Undefeated MMA fighter delivers 15-second KO in front of UFC’s Dana White<\/a><\/p>\n The Brazilian\u2019s run of victories came to an end in his UFC debut when he dropped a unanimous decision to Tony Gravely, and the following year he was stopped by Daniel Marcos in the second round of their fight at UFC 283. Following a layoff of more than two years, Oliveira returned last March and was knocked out by David Martinez in the first round. <\/p>\n Luan Lacerda (red gloves) fights Cody Stamann (blue gloves) during UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena. \/ Jason da Silva-Imagn Images<\/p>\n The 34-year-old\u2019s three-fight skid likely already had his back against the wall at UFC Rio even before his egregious weight miss, and Lacerda will also look to secure his first Octagon victory when he meets Oliveira tomorrow night following an 0-2 start to his own UFC career.<\/p>\n \u2022\tMain Event: Charles Oliveira vs. Mateusz Gamrot <\/p>\n \u2022\tCo-Main Event: Deveison Figueiredo vs. Montel Jackson<\/p>\n \u2022\tVicente Luque vs. Joel Alvarez<\/p>\n \u2022\tJhonata Diniz vs. Mario Pinto<\/p>\n \u2022\tRicardo Ramos vs. Kaan Ofli<\/p>\n \u2022\tLucas Almeida vs. Michael Aswell <\/p>\n \u2022\tLucas Almeida vs. Michael Aswell<\/p>\n \u2022\tJafel Filho vs. Clayton Carpenter<\/p>\n \u2022\tVitor Petrino vs. Thomas Petersen<\/p>\n \u2022\tIrina Alekseeva vs. Beatriz Mesquita <\/p>\n \u2022\tLucas Rocha vs. Stewart Nicoll<\/p>\n \u2022\tJulia Polastri vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz<\/p>\n \u2022\tSaimon Oliveria vs. Luan Lacerda<\/p>\n \u2022 UFC star breaks silence after suffering heartbreaking loss in epic UFC 320 fight<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Magomed Ankalaev releases first statement after losing UFC title to Alex Pereira<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Alex Pereira reveals he suffered brutal injury during UFC 320 fight<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 UFC champion praises “living legend” Merab Dvalishvili after UFC 320 title defense<\/a><\/p>\n Stick with MMAKnockout<\/a> for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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