When Oliveira last fought in Brazil, he submitted Kevin Lee via guillotine choke, but that bout came in an empty arena due to the COVID-19 pandemic and represented the last UFC event for the next couple of months. The last time Oliveira fought in front of a Brazilian crowd came in November 2019 when he knocked out Jared Gordon in the first round. Overall, Oliveira is 6-0 fighting in his home country under the UFC banner.
His opponent, Fiziev, is coming off a bounce-back win in his own home show as he took a decision verdict over Ignacio Bahamondes. “Ataman” had lost his previous three fights — a majority decision defeat to Justin Gaethje, a TKO loss to Mateusz Gamrot that came as the result of a knee injury, and a second decision loss to Gaethje after Fiziev accepted the bout on short-notice — but his performance against Bahamondes looked steady and technical. The 32-year-old is regarded as one of the most wicked strikers in a division full of them, and he’ll look to play spoiler against Oliveira.
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