Do Bronx fights at UFC 218 (Photo: Reproduction Facebook UFC)
*Reporting by Laerte Viana
Lightweight Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira already knows who his next challenge will be: the Brazilian will replace To the fifth, forced to withdraw from his duel with Paul felder for UFC 218, an event that takes place on December 2, in Detroit. Following a report from the North American website MMA Fighting, the duel was confirmed directly with the athlete by SUPER LUTAS.
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Do Bronx returned to lightweight this year after having problems breaking the featherweight category limit and suffering two consecutive defeats in the division, being submitted by Anthony Pettis and Ricardo Lamas. And his return to 70 kg. It couldn't be better: the Brazilian submitted former Bellator champion Will Brooks in the first round of the duel between the two, which took place at UFC 210, in April this year. The finish earned Do Bronx the Performance of the Night award.
Felder, on the other hand, arrived at Ultimate surrounded by expectations, mainly due to his devastating start, with a knockout over Danny Castillo. But after losing to Edson Barboza, the North American started to have an irregular record within the organization, also losing to Ross Pearson and Francisco Massaranduba. Now, however, Felder has won two consecutive victories, against Alessandro Ricci and Stevie Ray and is looking to reach the lightweight rankings against Do Bronx.
UFC 218 takes place on December 2nd in Detroit and will feature, in the main fight, the first defense of the featherweight belt won by Max Holloway upon José Aldo. The Hawaiian faces the former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. Also confirmed for the event are the decisive duels for heavyweight and flyweight: alistair overeem x Francis Ngannou e Henry Cejudo x Sergio Pettis, respectively. The winners of these two fights will challenge Stipe Miocic e Demetrious Johnson, current champions up to 120 kg. and up to 57 kg.
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