"Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira faces fellow ranked contender Mateusz Gamrot in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday (7 p.m. ET on ESPN+, prelims at 4 p.m. ET)."
"Oliveira is a great opponent for Gamrot. With Gamrot's pace and grappling abilities, this is a good matchup for him, because I don't think he's going to get submitted. So, he can impose his will, wrestle, stay out of trouble and wear Oliveira down for a decision. -- Din Thomas"
"I know comparing common opponents doesn't always work, but Gamrot beat Arman Tsarukyan and Oliveira lost to Tsarukyan, who is the better wrestler. Oliveira has never been a guy who stops every takedown, and Gamrot has great counter-grappling. Gamrot is able to scramble and stay out of trouble. If he weren't able to take Oliveira down, this would be a different story, because I think Gamrot would lose on the feet. But Oliveira won't be able to stop Gamrot's wrestling, and Gamrot will stay out of submission attempts and just outgrapple Oliveira. -- Anthony Smith"
Charles Oliveira (35-11, 1 NC) fights Mateusz Gamrot (25-3, 1 NC) in the lightweight main event at UFC Fight Night in Rio de Janeiro. Oliveira last lost by first-round knockout to Ilia Topuria in June and is ranked No. 3 in the lightweight standings; he is undefeated in five prior UFC bouts in Brazil. Gamrot is ranked ninth and has won four of his past five fights, most recently a unanimous decision over Ludovit Klein in May. Predictions favor Gamrot to win by decision based on superior pace, takedowns, counter-grappling, scramble ability, and outgrappling Oliveira. Betting shows Gamrot around -105.
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