Charles Oliveira and Ilia Topuria continue to chirp at each other in attempt to stake their claim at a lightweight title shot. Topuria vacated his UFC featherweight title for a move up to lightweight, and wants an immediate shot at champion Islam Makhachev. Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC), who’s coming off a five-round decision win
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Conor McGregor is no longer on Charles Oliveira’s radar. Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC) had long campaigned for a fight with McGregor in the past but no longer sees him as a potential opponent. In fact, he doesn’t see him as an opponent for anybody as he questions if McGregor will ever compete again. McGregor
The longer his UFC 314 fight with Paddy Pimblett lasts, the worse it will be for Michael Chandler – or so believes former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira. Pimblett is gearing up for the biggest fight of his career against former Bellator champion and UFC title challenger Chandler on April 12 at Kaseya Center in Miami.
Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira isn’t sure how he fits into the suddenly crowded top of the 155-pound division, but he knows he wants his next fight to be for a title belt. “The division is very complicated,” Oliveira said in an interview with online sportsbook Oddspedia. “I think I deserve to be next
