The homecoming of Charles Oliveira is a extremely profitable one, as he confirmed off his grappling en path to scoring a victory over Mateusz Gamrot in the primary occasion of UFC Rio.
Oliveira landed a strong one-two to begin, and Gamrot responded with a takedown. Oliveira’s submission sport then got here into play, threatening an Omoplata and an armbar earlier than an escape by Gamrot. Oliveira then acquired to Gamrot’s again on a scramble threatening chokes till the top of the spherical.
Oliveira and Gamrot then did loads of exchanging within the second spherical, with Oliveira making an attempt to again Gamrot up with strain. A few minutes into the second spherical, Oliveira shot in and lifted Gamrot earlier than getting the battle again on the bottom. There, Oliveira locked up a rear-naked choke and submitted Gamrot.
Following the match, after inflicting an absolute frenzy in Rio, Oliveira known as out Max Holloway for a rematch from their 2015 encounter that Holloway gained — this time with the BMF title on the road.
Charles Oliveira Submits Mateusz Gamrot In UFC Rio Fundamental Occasion
This was Oliveira’s first battle since being knocked out by Ilia Topuria of their UFC 317 light-weight title battle. He has constantly traded wins and losses since dropping the light-weight title in 2022.
Gamrot, who took this battle on quick discover, is 4-2 in his final six. He got here into this battle off a win over L’udovit Klein at UFC Vegas 107 in Might.