Andre Winner vs Rafaello Oliveira booked for UFC Fight Night 21 with Cole Miller hurt (Updated)

by Jesse Holland on Feb 26, 2010 2:58 PM EST

After an undisclosed injury forced Cole Miller out of his lightweight scrap against fellow Ultimate Fighter (TUF) veteran Andre Winner, Rafaello Oliveira has agreed to step in and take his place at the upcoming UFC Fight Night 21 event from the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 31.

MMAWeekly reported the change earlier today.

After falling to Ross Pearson on points at the finale of the Spike TV reality show last June, Winner came roaring back to knock out Roli Delgado at UFC 105 last November. The Brit is now 1-1 in his Octagon career.

So too, is "The Tractor," who rebounded from his debut loss at the hands of Nik Lentz at UFC 103 to take home the unanimous decision win against John Gunderson at UFC 108 earlier this year.

Both are hungry up-and-comers and it should prove to be an entertaining battle.

UFC Fight Night 21 will feature a main event with perennial lightweight contender Kenny "KenFlo" Florian welcoming Japanese superstar "The Fireball Kid" Takanori Gomi to the UFC for the first time in his career.

In addition, Ultimate Fighter 10 Champion Roy "Big Country" Nelson tries to keep his momentum going against the up-and-coming Stefan "Hightower" Struve.

For more on UFC Fight Night 21 click here.

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I like Winner

deff picked him to win the show and sucks that he didn’t but I hope they find a good opponent for him for this one

by Wingblade on Feb 26, 2010 3:05 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Andre has potential for sure!

by John G. on Feb 26, 2010 5:36 PM EST up reply actions

Fight Announcement Andre Winner vs. Rafaello "Tractor" Oliveira....Its booked

by John G. on Feb 26, 2010 6:08 PM EST up reply actions

knew he would get his ass beat thats why

I was a fool to think Bisping had any chance against the Axe Murderer, and even more foolish to bet agaisnt the great Puck Head.

by Tonyuk on Feb 26, 2010 3:13 PM EST reply actions

i think it was a change of atmospheric pressure or a sharp gust of wind that whistled past his jaw and caused a nasty fall!

by scott1 on Feb 26, 2010 5:30 PM EST up reply actions

Shame, Miller would have been a much better test than Oliveira for Andre

He has a lot of potential and I’m looking forward to seeing how he develops, Andre looked damn good against Delgado (despite Goldie’s bitching about his hands being too low). War Winner, War Rough House.

"Not a lot of professional sports down here (in Australia)"
"We just had our best season (of TUF) last season and it was season 10"
"Nogueira is probabaly the best HW of all time"

Dana White, proving that he's clueless about Australian sports, has never heard of Fedor and is still trying to hype up TUF 10.

by David W-S on Feb 26, 2010 7:49 PM EST reply actions