"I wasn't disappointed or anything like that. It's just a fact that, what happens in the process. You get these guys coming out of fights, something happens, they go online, they go on social media and say 'hey, I'm ready, I can be the next guy, I can be up there to face him, fight him,'"
"But then when the time comes, they never show up, they don't take the fight,"
"So I'm not disappointed, I'm just surprised by the people who do that. Somebody like Jon Jones is fighting, [and someone] says 'hey, I'm here' or something and the guy doesn't show up."
"I wanted to fight as quickly as possible, and that was the name that showed up. It could be anyone, but I just wanted to be a fighter in Brazil,"
"I'm not disappointed, just surprised by the attitude of some people. I'm not like that. I never do stuff like that."
"I see everything. He does that, but everybody does that. Reporters do that, fans do that, and I see everything, but I've been here for 15 years. I've seen this before,"
Rafael Fiziev withdrew from the UFC Rio main event against Charles Oliveira due to injury. Oliveira observed numerous fighters publicly claiming readiness on social media but often failing to accept replacement opportunities. Mateusz Gamrot actively campaigned and ultimately secured the fight, giving Oliveira a chance to compete quickly and fight in Brazil. Oliveira said he was not disappointed by the withdrawals but was surprised by some fighters' attitudes and noted he has seen similar behavior over his 15-year career, while this fight marks a rare home appearance since 2020.
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