“I’m waiting for him,” UFC champion Charles Oliveira all in for Conor McGregor fight in 2022
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UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira is at the top of the world and if not UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman, then its Oliveira running as the 2021 Fighter of the Year. Not only Oliveira won the UFC Lightweight Championship against Michael Chandler at UFC 262 and that to the world’s surprise via knockout, UFC 269 proved that why he will go on to become one of the best fighters fighting out of Brazil in UFC history when he submitted the heavy favourite Dustin Poirier for the first successful title defence.
It didn’t took UFC megastar Conor McGregor to tweet out and ask right some time after UFC 269 tweeting, “So what date am I fighting Oliveira?” This single handedly sparked some heat in the lightweight division for the fighters in line such as UFC Lightweight Justin Gaethje won’t tolerate McGregor skipping the line in front of the fighters to fight Oliveira for the title, especially Gaethje.
Charles Oliveira confirms interest in Conor McGregor fight, ready in May 2022
It was a day after UFC 269 when Oliveira responded to McGregor on Twitter saying “What do you think about this weekend? I’m ready, I’m still in town, and there’s an up&coming event. Let’s go baby.” In an interview with Sherdog.com, Oliveira confirmed his interest to fight Conor McGregor.
“May would be a wonderful date,” Oliveira said. “Conor challenged me asking a date, and tweeted Ireland vs. Brazil 2. Not only him, but also myself and all the world wants to see that fight. So let’s make it happen. I’m waiting for him in May. It may be in welterweight, lightweight or middleweight, with my title on the line or not. Just choose and I´ll be ready.”
What do you make of Charles Oliveira’s interest to fight Conor McGregor as soon as summer of next year? Who do you think wins this fight if it happens? Oliveira will keep on giving the threat of his diverse striking to get his opponent on the ground and finish him, but before that, he has to respect McGregor’s ability to knock him out at any unpredictable second of the first two rounds.
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