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Alex Oliveira returns to lightweight, meets Piotr Hallman at UFC Fight Night 77

Alex Oliveira will enter the UFC Octagon for a fourth time in less than nine months.

The Brazilian fighter, who moved up from lightweight to welterweight on short notice a couples times to defeat K.J. Noons and Joey Merritt earlier this year, will return to 155 pounds to take on Piotr Hallman at UFC Fight Night 77 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Nov. 7.

Sources close to the situation confirmed the match-up to MMAFighting.com following a report by Combate.

Oliveira (13-2-1, 1 no-contest) will have a full camp for a bout for the first time in his UFC career.