“We’ve seen this type of fellow”- Charles Oliveira is unfazed by Islam Makhachev’s hype ahead of their fight at UFC 280
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Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev
Charles Oliveira is set to face off against Islam Makhachev in enemy territory. The fight for the vacant lightweight title will be held in Abu Dhabi, inside a packed Etihad Arena. While fans are excited about the prospect of Oliveira retaining his title, the other narrative going around is obviously Khabib’s protege challenging for the title Nurmagomedov once held.
The fight will be the main event at a stacked UFC 280 card. With Sterling and Dillashaw set to co-main event the evenings in a fight for the Bantamweight title. Sean O’Malley will take his toughest test yet as he is signed to face off against former Champion, Petr Yan in a 3 round fight. Belal Muhammad and Sean Brady will be on the undercard too.
Hence Islam and Oliveira have a huge bar to set, as they will be the closers for, what seems to be on paper, one of the greatest MMA cards of all time.
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“Name of the champion is well known”- Charles Oliveira has no doubt that he’ll come out victorious at UFC 280
Many expect Islam to just run through Oliveira, but the former champ has no doubt that he’ll reclaim his belt. Talking about this fight on UFC 280 press conference, Oliveira said, “He’s dropping in on a wave, and that’s what he’s supposed to do. But if you’ve seen my record, I’ve fought tougher people, and I’m here to prove that I’ll do it again.”
He added, “The ground is his turf so he will definitely try to do that, but if he does, will he want to do and bring down the best submitter in the history of the UFC? I’m not sure. The name of the champion is well known, and his name is Charles Oliveira.”
“We’ve seen he is the type of fellow who tries to bring the fight to the ground, but that doesn’t hinder me at all. So I’m ready for everything that he brings,” Oliveira concluded.
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