UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Fiziev

UFC Fight Night 261 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on October 11, 2025, at the Farmasi Arena, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

UFC Fight Night 261
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	October 11, 2025 (2025-10-11)
Venue	Farmasi Arena
City	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Event chronology
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 UFC Fight Night 261 UFC Fight Night 262

Background

This event will mark the promotion's 13th visit to Rio de Janeiro, its first since UFC 301 in May 2024, and the first Fight Night hosted in the city since UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare in May 2015.^[1]

A lightweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira and Rafael Fiziev is scheduled to headline the event.^[6]

Fight card

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Charles Oliveira (c)	vs.	Rafael Fiziev

^[7]

Announced bouts

• Lightweight bout: Charles Oliveira vs. Rafael Fiziev^[6]
• Heavyweight bout: Jhonata Diniz vs. Mário Pinto^[1]
• Women's Strawweight bout: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Julia Polastri^[8]
• Flyweight bout: Stewart Nicoll vs. Lucas Rocha^[9]
• Heavyweight bout: Vitor Petrino vs. Thomas Petersen^[10]
• Women's Bantamweight bout: Beatriz Mesquita vs. Irina Alekseeva^[11]

See also

• Martial Arts portal

• 2025 in UFC
• List of current UFC fighters
• List of UFC events