Charles do Bronx and Rafael Fiziev will make the main fight of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) “Fight Night” Brazil, scheduled for October 11. The confrontation was confirmed by the official profile of the organization on Thursday (7).
Brazilian and Cazaque, both of the lightweight, will face each other at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The full card has not yet been released.
Charles do Bronx
It comes from defeat to Georgiano Ilia Topria. On June 29, in Las Vegas, the Brazilian was surpassed by knockout in the dispute for the lightweight belt.
At UFC, the fighter accumulates 35 fighting, with 23 wins, a draw and 11 losses.
Rafael Fiziev
Fiziev, in turn, won a victory in the last fight he made about Ignacio Bahamondes on June 21 by UFC Fight Night in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Within the organization, Kazakh has a history of 11 fights, with seven wins and four losses.
UFC in Brazil
The last event in Brazil took place in May last year, also at Farmasi Arena. At the time, Alexandre Pantoja beat Steve Erceg, in a duel for his flies. The place has a capacity of 18 thousand people.
The next event will be the 13th of the organization in Rio de Janeiro. The last time the city received a Fight Night was in 2015.