Oliveira Replaces Miller At UFC Fight Night 21
Because Cole Miller had to suddenly bow out of his bout with Andre Winner at UFC Fight Night 21, there was that brief moment of trepidation as to finding a replacement for Miller.
But as the UFC tends to do, they found an able replacement to face Winner at the event, which is scheduled to take place on March 31 from Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC. The replacement? Rafaello Oliveira.
The UFC has yet to make an announcement regarding the change, and Miller’s timetable in reference to his return is unknown.
Oliveira is making his second appearance in the Octagon, with his most recent outing a successful one, a lopsided unanimous decision victory over John Gunderson at UFC 108 in January. Meanwhile, Winner was successful in his UFC debut, having KO’d Roli Delgado in the first round of their bout at UFC 105; however, he came up short as he lost to teammate Ross Pearson in the finals of the Ultimate Fighter 9.
With the last-minute fight card alteration, UFC Fight Night 21 is as follows:
MAIN CARD
- Kenny Florian vs. Takanori Gomi
- Roy Nelson vs. Stefan Struve
- Nate Quarry vs. Jorge Rivera
- Ross Pearson vs. Dennis Siver
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Ronys Torres vs. Jacob Volkmann
- Gleison Tibau vs. Caol Uno
- Lucio Linhares vs. Yushin Okami
- Rafaello Oliveira vs. Andre Winner*
- Gerald Harris vs. Mario Miranda
- Charlie Brenneman vs. Jason High
* – Not officially announced
