“I didn’t even sweat”- Charles Oliveira looks back at his spectacular performance against Justin Gaethje at UFC 274
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Charles Oliveira at UFC 274
UFC Lightweight Charles Oliveira was so good that you can strip the belt of the Brazilian but you cannot question his championship-caliber whatsoever, and with that said, he still believes he rules the division with or without the strap.
It took only one round for Oliveira to decimate his opponent at UFC 274, Justin Gaethje, and finish him via submission- a rear-naked choke. Gaethje was considered by many as the fighter that would most likely make Oliveira quit, a criticism Oliveira heard for a long time even after he became the champion back in 2021.
Now, after such a spectacular finish, Oliveira seems prepared for his next fight as well, that is how much he believes that his team has prepared him. To withstand the storming striking natures of Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier, and now Gaethje inside the octagon, Oliveira has proved to the world that he is no quitter and it’s high time the MMA community puts some respect on his name as a fighter full of heart. Only UFC’s matchmaking will decide who’s next for “Do Bronx.”
Oliveira called out Conor McGregor after this spectacular finish, and he got a response from him as well. It remains to be seen if this fight materializes, but UFC promised that Charles is the number contender for the undisputed title, and he’d fight the next deserving guy to reclaim his title.
“I told my team this fight wouldn’t go past the first round”- Charles Oliveira accurately predicted his fight against Justin Gaethje
Oliveira talked about this fight in his interview with MMA Fighting, and he said the fight went exactly as planned. He stated, “I knew there was a guy with heavy hands on the other side, someone who was knocking everybody out. I said I had firepower in my hands, I believe in my knockout power.”
He added, “The first punch, the first hand I landed on him, he felt it. We both wanted this victory so bad, he wanted to become champion and I want to remain champion, and that’s why it was an excellent show.”
“I told my team on Thursday this fight wouldn’t go past the first round, that I wouldn’t even sweat, and that’s really what happened. I didn’t even sweat. It was a back and forth war, of course, but I didn’t even sweat,” Charles concluded.
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