MMA legend Charles Oliveira will defend his BMF title in the main event of UFC 335 on December 12 in Las Vegas!

The promotion announced the exciting news during tonight’s UFC 332 main card broadcast.

Oliveira (37-11 MMA) will square off with fan favorite Diego Lopes (28-8 MMA) in his first attempted defense of the BMF belt.

Charles Oliveira captured the BMF title this past March at UFC 326, earning a lopsided decision win over Max Holloway. Prior to that, ‘Do Bronx’ was coming off a second-round submission victory over Mateusz Gamrot.

Meanwhile, Diego Lopes most recently competed at June’s UFC Freedom 250 event, where he scored a second-round knockout victory over Steve Garcia (see that here). That triumph was preceded by a unanimous decision loss to Alex Volkanovski.

UFC 335 will be co-headlined by a five-round heavyweight clash featuring Alex Pereira taking on Sergei Pavlovich.

Alex Pereira (13-4 MMA) most previously competed inside of the Octagon this past June at UFC Freedom 250, where he suffered a second-round TKO loss to Ciryl Gane in a fight for the promotion’s interim heavyweight title.

Prior to that setback, ‘Poatan’ was coming off a first-round TKO victory over Magomed Ankalaev to reclaim the UFC’s coveted light heavyweight championship. Pereira would later vacate that title in order to compete in the promotion’s heavyweight division.

As for Sergei Pavlovich (21-3 MMA), the hard-hitting Russian is currently riding a three-fight winning streak, with his most recent victory coming by way of first-round knockout over Tallison Teixeira this past May at UFC Macau. The 34-year-old has gone 8-2 over his past ten Octagon appearances overall.

Who do you think will emerge victorious when Charles Oliveira and Diego Lopes collide for the BMF title at 335? Share your predictions in the comment section Penn Nation!

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