After setbacks, UFC 148’s Rafaello Oliveira plans to make good on second UFC stint

Rafaello Oliveira’s record outside the UFC is good. Great, in fact. But in the UFC, he’s staggered.

Although he’s 0-2 in his second octagon stint and faces a likely pink slip with a loss to Yoislandy Izquierdo at Saturday’s UFC 148 event, Oliveira do…

Rafaello Oliveira’s record outside the UFC is good. Great, in fact. But in the UFC, he’s staggered.

Although he’s 0-2 in his second octagon stint and faces a likely pink slip with a loss to Yoislandy Izquierdo at Saturday’s UFC 148 event, Oliveira doesn’t seem the least bit worried.

“I’m really grateful to be back in the UFC, and I plan to stay here,” Oliveira told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “I want to be champion in the UFC one day. That’s my dream.”