Who Is UFC Fight Night 83’s Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira?

This Sunday night, Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira gets the opportunity of a lifetime.

Oliveira will step inside the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 83 in the main event against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in a bout billed as Cowboy vs. Cowboy.

The former rodeo bull rider has won three in a row since a loss to Gilbert Burns last year, including a knockout of Piotr Hallmann in November. Overall, he is 14-2-1 with nine career KOs and three submission wins.

The main card airs live on FOX Sports 1 from Pittsburgh.

In the video below, check out Oliveira scoring his first UFC victory against long-time veteran KJ Noons.