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5 months ago

Oliveira wants more in Brazil

Charles Oliveira wants to fight more in Brazil, where he is from. Oliveira really stepped up to make UFC Rio a unique event. He agreed to fight just a few months after Ilia Topuria knocked him out cold. And when his opponent changed from Rafael Fiziez to Mateusz Gamrot with only a few weeks' notice, he stayed focused and submitted his new opponent in the second round. Now "Do Bronxs" wants to fight in Brazil again, and they want it to be as huge as possible. He said this at the UFC Rio post-fight news conference: "In a stadium." "I know we can fill it if you put me in the main event." In Brazil, I'm the most famous person in the UFC right now. He also told Alex Pereira to join in on the imaginary Brazilian stadium show. Oliveira added, "Of course, there are other great names." "Can you picture making a card with Poatan and Charles Oliveira? That would be a big deal, so if you want to make history. I believe the people of Brazil deserve it. We deserve a big event, not just a modest Fight Night. Oliveira is right that Brazil needs more major events because the UFC has only brought two huge pay-per-view events there in the last five years. But what about a stadium? Dana White, the CEO of the UFC, is still very against stadiums, even after seeing Canelo vs. Crawford. There is a better chance of a huge premium card, but Charles Oliveira and Alex Pereira both appear to have bigger things on their minds right now. "Do Bronxs" could battle Max Holloway for the BMF belt, while Alex Pereira is getting ready for a big bout with Jon Jones in the White House.