There has been a late change of opponent for Dhiego Lima (9-2) after Poland’s Pawel Pawlak (10-1) was forced to withdraw from their planned meeting at UFC Fight Night 56.
The man scheduled to replace the injured Pole will be undefeated Brazilian Jorge Oliveira (7-0) who has managed to rack up five knockouts as well as two submissions victories during a perfect start to his mixed martial arts career.
25-year old Lima, will be looking to bounce back from a 1st round KO loss to Eddie Gordon (7-1) at TUF season 19 finale in July.
UFC Fight Night 56 takes place in Uberlandia , Minas Gerais, Brazil on Saturday, November 8th.
Main Card
Mauricio Rua vs. Ovince Saint Preux
John Lineker vs. Ian McCall
Warlley Alves Vs. Alan Jouban
Leon Edwards Vs. Claudio Silva
Nina Ansaroff Vs. Juliana Lima
Prelim Card
Diego Rivas vs. Rodolfo Rubio
Caio Magalhaes vs. Trevor Smith
Dhiego Lima Vs. Jorge Oliveira
Charlie Brenneman vs. Leandro Silva
Thomas Almeida vs. Tim Gorman
Colby Covington Vs. Wagner Silva
