Alex de Oliveira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Oliveira made his professional debut in December 2011. He compiled a record of 11–2–1, including a two-fight stint for Bitetti Combat.
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Alex de Oliveira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Oliveira made his professional debut competing in December 2011. He compiled a record of 11–2–1, including a two-fight stint for Bitetti Combat while competing exclusively for regional promotions in his native Brazil. He was expected to face Neil Magny on September 22, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 137. However Magny was removed from the pairing on August 22 in favor of a matchup with Santiago Ponzinibbio in November. On December 8, 2018 Oliveira faced Gunnar Nelson at UFC 231. He lost the fight via rear-naked choke in the first round.
On March 23, 2019, Oliveira was forced to pull from the bout against Nicolas Dalby due to an injured Hermansson and was replaced by Mike Perry. He is expected to return to the UFC on September 18, 2019 against returning veteran Nicco Dalby at UFC on ESPN+ 28. The bout is scheduled to take place at the Estadio Mineirao in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and will be the first fight of the year for both men. The fight will be held at the Maracanã Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which was the site of the opening ceremony of the 2014 World Series of Jiu-Jitsu Championships. The event will also feature a special edition of The Ultimate Fighter, which will be broadcast live on UFC Network.
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