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Coach: Fiziev More 'Dangerous' Foe for Oliveira, But Gamrot is 'Tougher'

The news of Rafael Fiziev's withdrawal from the UFC Rio main event on Oct. 11 brought a few tense days for the UFC, and especially for Charles Oliveira fans.

After all, the event that sold 14,000 tickets in three days. But after much suspense, Mateusz Gamrot was announced as Fiziev's official replacement, saving UFC Rio just over two weeks before it was scheduled to take place.

"I already had people messaging me asking how to get their money back," revealed Charles' manager and trainer, Diego Lima, in an interview with Ag.