The manager and coach of Charles Oliveira, Diego Lima, warned in an interview with ABC MMA that the lightweight weight ball was obviously on the roof of the champion, Islam Makhachev. “He will decide the future,” he came to say, aware that many dance couples have left him, that is, belt contenders, who are claiming their opportunity. Ilia Topuria, who left her pen title vacant to try to conquer the light, is one of them. But there is more.
The other better positioned fighter to get the belt shot is, once ‘frozen’ Arman Tsarukyan for having injured and not having warned the UFC in time, the Brazilian Charles Oliveira. Do Bronx, as he was nicknamed, was already champion of the light division in 2021 and, in fact, successfully defended his scepter on one occasion. There is no doubt that It is one of the biggest superstars of the American company and, having defeated Michael Chandler, gives him the possibility of fighting for the title.
However, given the immobility of Makhachev, the rumor has emerged that Topuria and Oliveira could end up facing themselves, something that, in an exclusive interview with ABC MMA, wanted to rule out the Brazilian. «I think there are many people talking many things. But I am looking for a title and the champion today is Islam Makhachev. Ilia Topuria is a very hard guy and deserves all the respect of the world, but at this time I do not see it as a great fight. And, as I am looking for the title, I have to fight with Islam Makhachev to become a champion of the UFC again, ”said Oliveira to this newspaper, in a talk that will be published on Monday.
The former champion is clear: he wants to fight for a title in his next fight and the UFC 317, which will be held on June 28 in the framework of the International Fight Week, is his goal. Discarded the BMF symbolic belt, which seems to be played by the current champion Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier, it is only possible to think about a possibility for Topuria and Oliveira to face: that Makhachev refused to participate in the aforementioned event and create an interim title for the Brazilian and the Hispanic-Georgian. Everything is in conversations, but close to closing. Soon we will leave doubts.
[Este lunes, la entrevista completa a Charles Oliveira]
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