Walker vs. Usman, Ramos vs. Ofli Among Additions to UFC Rio

"Among the Rio additions, heavyweight action will see Valter Walker (14-1), whose brother Johnny just had a triumphant night in Shanghai, take on one half of another UFC sibling duo in Mohammed Usman (11-4). Ricardo Ramos (17-7), meanwhile, will face Kaan Ofli (11-4-1) at featherweight. In another promising booking, welterweight action has Gabriel Bonfim (18-1) paired up with Randy Brown (20-6). Lucas Almeida (15-4) gets Michael Aswell (10-3) in another featherweight addition to the UFC Rio card."

"Thanks to the frankly barren landscape at heavyweight in the UFC, Valter Walker is already ranked #14 in the weight class. Usman (brother of ex-welterweight champ Kamaru) is not ranked. None of the remaining aforementioned fighters are currently ranked in their divisions, though for names like Brown, that's more a matter of depth. UFC Rio takes place on October 11, 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the Farmasi Arena."

Seven bouts were officially added across UFC Rio and UFC Vancouver cards. UFC Rio additions include Valter Walker (14-1) vs Mohammed Usman (11-4) at heavyweight, Ricardo Ramos (17-7) vs Kaan Ofli (11-4-1) at featherweight, Gabriel Bonfim (18-1) vs Randy Brown (20-6) at welterweight, and Lucas Almeida (15-4) vs Michael Aswell (10-3) at featherweight. Valter Walker is ranked #14 at heavyweight while Mohammed Usman is unranked. Several other named fighters are unranked, with some absences attributed to divisional depth. UFC Rio will occur October 11, 2025 at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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