A featherweight bout has been added to the UFC Fight Night 36 card in Brazil on February 15th as Charles Oliveira meets Andy Ogle.
UFC officials announced the fight booking on Wednesday evening and the bout may end up being placed on the main card.
UFC Fight Night 36 will come from Jaragua do Sol, Brazil on February 15th and will be headlined by a middleweight bout as former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida meets Gegard Mousasi.
Oliveira (16-4, 1NC) orginally entered the UFC in 2010 and dropped down to the featherweight division in 2012. He won his first two fights as a featherweight, but has dropped back to back fights. His most recent defeat came in the co-main event of UFC 162, when he lost a decision to Frankie Edgar.
Ogle (9-3) entered the UFC via The Ultimate Fighter 15 and was a member of Team Faber. His official UFC debut came at UFC on FUEL TV 5 in 2012 and lost a split decision to Akira Corassani. After earning his first UFC victory at UFC on FUEL TV 7, he was defeated in his last fight at UFC Fight Night 30 against Cole Miller.
The current UFC Fight Night 36: Machida vs. Mousasi card is below.
Lyoto Machida (20-4) vs. Gegard Mousasi (34-3-2)
Ronaldo Souza (19-3, 1NC) vs. Francis Carmont (22-7)
Cristiano Marcello (13-5) vs. Joe Proctor (8-2)
Viscardi Andrade (17-5) vs. Nico Musoke (11-2, 1NC)
Charles Oliveira (16-4, 1NC) vs. Andy Ogle (9-3)