{"id":461167,"date":"2022-10-23T10:13:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=461167"},"modified":"2022-10-23T10:13:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T17:13:00","slug":"charles-oliveira-opens-up-following-submission-loss-to-islam-makhachev-at-ufc-280","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/charles-oliveira-opens-up-following-submission-loss-to-islam-makhachev-at-ufc-280\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Oliveira opens up following submission loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC 280"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charles Oliveira failed to become a two-time UFC Lightweight Champion and he has spoken out following his UFC 280 loss.<\/p>\n

Oliveira and Islam Makhachev<\/a> did battle inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi this past Saturday. The bout was contested for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship. This was a one-sided showing in favor of Makhachev, who secured the second-round submission finish<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oliveira appeared to be fighting back tears during his post-fight interview and asked UFC President Dana White to give him another opportunity. While the UFC looks to be on board with a showdown between Makhachev and UFC Featherweight Champion Alex Volkanovski, Oliveira has made it clear that he wants to remain in the 155-pound title picture.<\/p>\n

During the UFC 280 post-fight press conference, Oliveira discussed his loss to Makhachev and expressed optimism about being able to rebound (h\/t MMAFighting<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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.@CharlesDoBronxs<\/a> on bouncing back from defeat…<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one\u2019s ever going to hit me as hard as life has hit me. Fell down and I\u2019m going to get up and I\u2019m going to get this belt back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Full #UFC280<\/a> post-fight scrum \u25b6\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/7NPwr0Akwh<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/R791voIgVb<\/a><\/p>\n

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) October 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n