UFC Rio: Preview, Full Fight Card

Back for their 13th visit to Rio de Janeiro, the UFC offers the city its first Fight Night card in over a decade for UFC Rio. Taking top billing for the occasion, former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira confronts short notice opponent Mateusz Gamrot. In the co-main event, previous flyweight juggernaut Deiveson Figueiredo battles Montel Jackson.

Coming off a devastating first round knockout defeat to Ilia Topuria at UFC 317, Oliveira looks to jump back into the win column with a victory in his home country of Brazil this weekend. Having once reigned atop the lightweight division with one title defense, “Do Bronxs” enters the Octagon as a massive fan-favorite of the native crowd. 

Last seen in action at UFC on ESPN 68 this past May, Gamrot logged a splendid victory over Slovak competitor Ľudovít Klein, who had been enjoying a seven-fight unbeaten streak. Taking on the biggest opportunity of his UFC tenure, “Gamer” could put himself on the cusp of his first title shot with a monumental win over the legendary Brazilian.  

In the midst of a two-bout losing skid, two-time 125-lb gold standard Figueiredo is seeking to reestablish a foothold in the immensely-stacked bantamweight class after winning his first three contests in the category. Despite recent setbacks, “Deus Da Guerra” still remains a prominent threat to anyone in the division due to his wealth of experience as a former promotional champion. 

Winner of six straight tilts, Jackson is coming off of a phenomenal triumph over the once undefeated Daniel Marcos back in Iowa at UFC on ESPN 67. Crossing paths with the toughest test of his professional career, “Quik” can catapult himself into top contender status at UFC Rio should he manage to topple the once flyweight royalty.   

Here’s how to watch UFC Rio

Online Streaming: You can catch the entire card on ESPN+, but you will need to subscribe in order to do so. Right now, the company is offering a monthly or yearly subscription of $11.99 and $119.99 respectively. For those who want to get more bang out of their buck, there is also the monthly Disney Bundle Deal, which offers ESPN+, Hulu, and Disney+ for $16.99 with included commercials, or $26.99 for no commercials at all. 

Start Time and Date: The Preliminaries will begin at 4pm ET, followed by the UFC Rio Main Card at 7pm ET on October 11th.  

Bout Order For UFC Rio

Main Card:
(Lightweight) Charles Oliveira vs. Mateusz Gamrot
(Bantamweight) Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Montel Jackson
(Welterweight) Vicente Luque vs. Joel Álvarez
(Heavyweight) Jhonata Diniz vs. Mário Pinto
(Featherweight) Ricardo Ramos vs. Kaan Ofli
(Featherweight) Lucas Almeida vs. Michael Aswell

Preliminaries:
(Flyweight) Jafel Filho vs. Clayton Carpenter
(Heavyweight) Vitor Petrino vs. Thomas Petersen
(Women’s Bantamweight) Beatriz Mesquita vs. Irina Alekseeva
(Flyweight) Lucas Rocha vs. Stewart Nicoll
(Heavyweight) Valter Walker vs. Mohammed Usman
(Women’s Strawweight) Julia Polastri vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
(Bantamweight) Luan Lacerda vs. Saimon Oliveira