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Charles Oliveira makes his pick for Alexander Volkanovski vs Islam Makhachev title fight
Charles Oliveira has had his say on the winner of Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev. In what is one of the most eagerly-anticipated matches of 2023, The Australian will welcome the lightweight champion to Perth at UFC 284. ‘The Great’ will be competing at 155lb for the first time in his UFC career despite having […]
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Former UFC champion Charles Oliveira shoots down reports that he could be fighting Rafael Fiziev on January 22nd: “Not gonna happen”
It looks like Charles Oliveira, the former UFC lightweight champion, won’t be returning to the Octagon anytime soon. The Brazilian was caught off-guard when a false tweet by an account named “MMA Uncensored” reported Friday that Oliveira would return to the UFC to take on No. 6 lightweight, Rafael Fiziev at UFC 283 in Jan. 2023. […]
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Charles Oliveira threatens Islam Makhachev after UFC 280 weigh-ins: “I will kill this guy”
Charles Oliveira has been growing increasingly intense over the course of UFC 280 fight week. Now that we’re less than 24 hours away from the start of the event in Abu Dhabi, all the smiles are gone. In their place is something that certainly looks like seething anger. Following the UFC 280 ceremonial weigh-ins, Oliveira […]
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Video | Charles Oliveira booed mercilessly in Abu Dhabi during UFC 280 open workouts
Charles Oliveira knew he was coming into enemy territory when he agreed to fight Islam Makhachev in Abu Dhabi. Now he’s getting some real-world experience in what that’s all about during the UFC 280 open workouts. Oliveira arrived at Yas Mall with his teammates to run through some Brazilian jiu jitsu training for the crowd […]
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Charles Oliveira wants back-to-back fights with Alexander Volkanovski at 155 and 145
Alex Volkanovski has made it no secret that he’s on the hunt for the lightweight title most recently held by Charles Oliveira. But did he know that Charles Oliveira is after his featherweight belt? During a UFC 280 media day interview in Abu Dhabi, ‘Do Bronx’ was asked about Volkanovski’s insistence that he be the […]
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Justin Gaethje weighs in on October’s UFC 280 main event: “I’m 100 percent confident that Islam will not dominate Charles”
Justin Gaethje has some strong opinions about the upcoming UFC vacant lightweight title fight between former champion, Charles Oliveira, and top contender, Islam Makhachev. The bout is scheduled for Oct. 22 in Abu Dhabi as the main event of UFC 280. Gaethje spoke with various members of the MMA media during a guest fighter scrum […]
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Dustin Poirier names two candidates as likely next opponents
Dustin Poirier has put himself in the perfect position to name his next opponent. The Louisiana-native has amassed one of the most impressive records in the game including back-to-back stoppage wins against Conor McGregor in his last two fights. With two clashes in their trilogy currently standing in the top-5 highest-selling UFC pay-per-views ever; there […]
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TUF 20 Finale Results: Oliveira Outworks Stephens and Earns Decision Win
Charles Oliveira’s work on the ground is top-notch. Oliveira locked in an armbar in the opening seconds of the round and it looked like Stephens was doomed. Stephens showed great resiliency and patience as he waited for Oliveira’s grip to loosen up. He eventually made it back to his feet after two minutes of almost […]
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Charles Oliveira vs. Jeremy Stephens set for TUF 20 Finale co-main event
A key featherweight bout will serve as the co-main event for the “TUF 20 Finale” in Las Vegas, as UFC officials recently announced that Charles Oliveira and Jeremy Stephens have been booked as the evenings co-feature. Charles Oliveira was supposed to fight Nik Lentz at last month’s UFC Fight Night 50 event. However, “Do Bronx” […]
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John McCarthy Believes Fighters Don’t Understand What They Do To Themselves During Weight Cuts
Veteran referee Big John McCarthy decided it was time to speak up about an issue that may be harmful to the well being of fighters down the road, weight cutting. After Renan Barao passed out while cutting weight before UFC 177, and now with Charles Oliveira reporting fever and vomiting after withdrawing from his UFC […]
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Charles Oliveira Explains Botched Weight Cut
Charles Oliveira and Nik Lentz were set to face off in a highly anticipated rematch this past Friday at UFC Fight Night 50, however Oliveira came in nearly 5-pounds over the featherweight weight limit. Shortly afterwards it was announced that Oliveira was off the card, and the bout with Lentz was off. Du Bronx spoke […]
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Lentz: I Was a Complete Waste of Talent Before Joining American Top Team
At UFC Fight Night 50, Nik Lentz is suiting up to square off against Charles Oliveira. This is not the first time these two have squared off in the UFC, however, and Lentz claims he was “wasted talent” the first time they fought in 2011. In a recent interview with MMAJunkie‘s Ben Fowlkes, Lentz professed […]
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Oliveira Interested In Potential Metamoris Match
“I would surely accept an invite to compete at Metamoris. If there is no conflict with UFC, I would accept to fight there. In the UFC we have excellent grapplers. Ronaldo “Jacare” and Thiago Tavares from Brazil, for example, Jim Miller from America. If I have the green light from the UFC, for sure that […]
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UFC Fight Night 43 Bonus Report: Villante, O’Connell, Oliveira and Marquardt Take Home Some Extra Money
Fight of The Night: Gian Villante vs. Sean O’Connell– What a way to get things started! In the first fight of the night these two light-heavyweights went to war and didn’t stop until final bell. O’Connell walked forward the whole fight like a terminator. In the second he landed a huge left hook that dropped […]
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“UFC Fight Night: Auckland” Results: Marquardt Stops Te Huna, Rosholt Dominates Palelei
Ultimate Fighting Championship brought the octagon to New Zealand for the first time in history today! “UFC Fight Night” was live at the Vector Arena and was headlined by an exciting bout between Nate Marquardt and James Te Huna. The card featured a total of ten fights and saw six finishes! The first preliminary fight […]
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Payan out, Charles Oliveira in to face Jeremy Larsen at UFC 166
Late Tuesday evening, UFC officials announced that an injury had forced Estevan Payan (14-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) out of his scheduled UFC 166 bout with Charles Oliveira (16-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC). Meanwhile, fellow UFC featherweight Jeremy Larsen (8-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) was supposed to take on Matt Grice at UFC 166, but that bout fell through […]
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Betting Odds: Edgar-Swanson Open Up As Favorites Over Siver-Oliveira
UFC 162 is set to go down from Las Vegas, Nevada on 4th of July weekend. On the fight card are to pivotal featherweight bouts between four top-of-the-food-chain fighters. Former UFC lightweight champion is set to square off with Charles Oliveira and top contenders Cub Swanson and Dennis Siver are also paired up to fight. […]
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Dustin Poirier replaces Dennis Siver, faces Cub Swanson at UFC on FUEL TV 7 | UFC News
Dustin Poirier (13-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has replaced Dennis Siver (21-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC) and will now meet fellow featherweight contender Cub Swanson (18-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in the co-headliner of next month’s UFC on FUEL TV 7 event at Wembley Arena in London. Siver was forced to pull out of the February 16th contest […]