UFC 317’s Charles Oliveira has a Hollywood biopic in the works

Former Final Combating Championship (UFC) Light-weight Champion Charles Oliveira’s inspiring journey from the favelas of Brazil to the highest of the UFC Light-weight division is headed to the massive display screen.

Brazilian director Eduardo Ferro’s 405 Movies has acquired the life rights to Oliveira, with plans to develop a characteristic movie chronicling his outstanding rise by means of adversity, in line with Selection. Ferro, no stranger to fight sports activities movies, beforehand produced O Faixa-Preta: A Verdadeira História de Fernando Tererê, successful biopic about Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Fernando Augusto (which will be streamed on Max, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV).

The untitled biopic will probably be shot in Las Vegas and Brazil, exploring Oliveira’s formative years within the gritty Vicente de Carvalho neighborhood of Guarujá, São Paulo, his battles with life-threatening well being points, and his triumph as one of the crucial beloved fighters in MMA historical past.

“Charles’ story will probably be greater than a film—like his complete life, it will likely be a message to each child who feels forgotten: your time is coming. ‘The champion has a reputation’—and now the world will know the way it occurred,” Ferro mentioned in a press launch.

Oliveira mirrored on the challenge, stating, “From the favelas of Guarujá to the brilliant lights of the Octagon, this has all the time been about coronary heart, religion, and by no means giving up. Eduardo and 405 Movies are the best group to deliver the story to life.”

The announcement comes 11 days earlier than Oliveira’s probability to turn out to be a two-time Light-weight Champion as he goals to be the primary fighter to defeat former Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria at UFC 317 subsequent weekend.