Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will co-headline the lightweight showdown between Will Brooks and Alex Oliveira for its upcoming UFC Fight Night 96 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, locked and loaded for later tonight (Sat., Oct. 1, 2016) inside Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
The main card airs on FOX Sports 1.
Brooks (18-1) made a successful Octagon debut by outpointing Ross Pearson at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 Finale back in July, after a championship run through the ranks of Bellator MMA. "Cowboy" Oliveira (14-4-1, 1 NC), meanwhile, is fresh off his unanimous decision win over James Moontasri.