Islam Makhachev is very happy to point out Charles Oliveira a factor or two on the mat.
On Saturday, June 1, the ‘Dagestani Destroyer’ will return to the Octagon for the first time in 2024 when he headlines UFC 302 airing stay from the Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey. Assembly him in the primary occasion can be Dustin Poirier, a hardened veteran decided to “finish his story” and declare Makahchev’s 155-pound crown.
Forward of his conflict with ‘The Diamond’ in The Backyard State, Makhachev sat down with members of the press at the UFC 303 media day. There, he principally addressed questions surrounding his upcoming combat, however there was one second when Makhachev issued an invitation to Charles Oliveira — the person he defeated for the light-weight belt at UFC 280.
With rumors swirling of a combat between ‘Do Bronx’ and three-time title challenger Colby Covington, Makhachev invited his former foe to Dagestan, providing to assist him hone his wrestling expertise.
“Charles is an efficient man, if I can assist him, he can be part of us in our camp in Dagestan,” Makhachev stated. “He has excellent hanging, we can assist him with wrestling.”
Charles Oliviera prepared to check the welterweight waters after losses to Islam makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan
In fact, Makhachev and Oliveira are not any strangers to at least one one other. After scoring a second-round submission victory over the Brazilian in late 2022, the 2 had been set to run it again at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi, however a reduce sustained while coaching pressured ‘Do Bronx’ to bow out of the bout, paving the best way for the Makhachev vs. Volkanovski rematch.
Since then, Oliveira has suffered one other loss, surrendering a split decision to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300. With much more distance between himself and a shot on the light-weight strap, it’s doable that he might be trying to check the waters at welterweight.
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