Former undisputed light-weight champion, Charles Oliveira has been sharp and on-point forward of his UFC 300 title-eliminator towards Arman Tsarukyan subsequent month, with the Brazilian receiving plaudits for his placing prowess in new coaching footage launched.
Oliveira, the present primary ranked light-weight contender, has been out of motion since final June, efficiently returning to the winner’s enclosure with an emphatic win over common-foe, Beneil Dariush with a primary spherical floor strikes TKO win.
And as for Armenian contender, Tsarukyan, the surging contender himself turned in a equally blistering win over Iranian veteran, Dariush in his final stroll, atop a UFC Struggle Night time Austin card in December.
Charles Oliveira prepares for UFC 300 return
Each opening and remaining a notable betting underdog to beat Tsarukyan subsequent month on the principle card of UFC 300, Oliveira is closing the space with the bookies – together with with a few of the finest blockchain-based casino brands – with the promotion set to return to ‘Sin Metropolis’ for its subsequent pay-per-view card in Las Vegas within the type of the huge spectacle in Nevada.
Seeing a division-best unbeaten run come to a staggering finish again in October of 2022, Charles Oliveira was submitted by present champion, Islam Makhachev within the pair’s long-anticipated vacant title combat, succumbing to a second spherical arm-triangle choke submission loss.
And slated to combat his Russian rival a yr later at UFC 294 final annum, simply weeks out from the bout, the Sao Paulo finisher was pressured to withdraw after he suffered a notable laceration on his proper eyebrow throughout a sparring session.
Along with his loss to Makhachev, Charles Oliveira’s gorgeous ending streak in championship fights additionally got here to an finish, following a knockout win over Michael Chandler, in addition to a pair of back-to-back submissions of former interim titleholding duo, Dustin Poirier, and Justin Gaethje.
Sustaining his confidence in beating Charles Oliveira and incomes his personal respective rematch with Makhachev later this yeat – who himself is welcoming the prospect to combat Poirier in a June comeback, Tsarukyan claimed the Brazilian was not overly “special”.
“Charles (Oliveira) is nice at one factor: taking his opponent’s again and choking him out from that place,” Arman Tsarukayn mentioned. “He has lengthy limbs, so he’s good at taking the again, locking the triangle, and ending the submission. However total, he’s nothing particular.”
“He has some methods when pulling guard, however nothing extraordinary,” Arman Tsarukyan defined. “He’s received a terrific back-mount sport the place he chokes everyone out. This morning, we labored on most of these conditions – what I ought to do if I get caught in that place. We’re engaged on it, however we shouldn’t let this occur within the combat.”
Nevertheless, in new training footage on the pads this week, Charles Oliveira – who’s but to bleach his head historically forward of his preventing return at UFC 300, seems to be in razor-sharp situation and has turned up his ever-evolving placing arsenal as soon as extra beneath the watchful eye of Chute Boxe coach, Diego Lima – who has guided the promotion’s most prolific finisher to light-weight spoils beforehand with aplomb.
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