Former undisputed light-weight champion, Charles Oliveira has confirmed he will probably be in attendance on the Intuit Dome for UFC 311 this weekend — and insists if provided the chance, he’ll confront the winner of Islam Makhachev’s title conflict with Arman Tsarukyan in a bid to land himself a rematch with the principle occasion victor.
Oliveira, the present quantity two ranked light-weight contender, returned to the Octagon at UFC 309 again in November, touchdown himself again within the successful column as well.
Co-headlining the Madison Sq. Backyard card, Brazilian fan-favorite finisher, Oliveira turned in a second profession win over the returning veteran, Michael Chandler — touchdown a one-sided unanimous resolution win over the previous title challenger over the course of 5 rounds.
Charles Oliveira open to face off with UFC 311 foremost occasion winner
Staking his declare for a title rematch towards both former foes, Makahchev or Tsarukyan following the fruits of their very own re-run at UFC 311 this weekend in Inglewood, Charles Oliveira has claimed that whereas he doesn’t wish to steal the winner’s highlight — he would face-off with the victor if granted the prospect to.
“I’ll sit in the front row and go there for the battle of stares,” Charles Oliveira mentioned, by way of RedFuryMMA. “I don’t want to pull the blanket on and take away the glitter from the winner, but if I have the opportunity to go into the octagon and say I’m next, I’ll definitely do it.”
Charles Oliveira will probably be at #UFC311 and is able to step into the Octagon to stare down the winner
“I don’t want to steal the show and take the shine off the winner, but if I have the opportunity to walk into the Octagon and say I’m next, I’ll definitely do it”
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Dealing with off with Tsarukyan at UFC 300 final April, Brazilian finisher, Oliveira suffered a controversial cut up resolution loss to the Armenian surging contender in a much-debated title eliminator defeat.
And assembly with the aforenoted, Makhachev at UFC 280, Oliveira’s bid to grab the vacant light-weight crown was halted by the Russian pound-for-pound primary who completed him with a second spherical arm-triangle submission in Abu Dhabi.
