{"id":466513,"date":"2022-12-29T17:35:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T01:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=466513"},"modified":"2022-12-29T17:35:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T01:35:59","slug":"charles-oliveira-makes-his-pick-for-alexander-volkanovski-vs-islam-makhachev-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/charles-oliveira-makes-his-pick-for-alexander-volkanovski-vs-islam-makhachev-title-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Oliveira makes his pick for Alexander Volkanovski vs Islam Makhachev title fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charles Oliveira has had his say on the winner of Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev.<\/p>\n

In what is one of the most eagerly-anticipated matches of 2023, The Australian will welcome the lightweight champion to Perth at UFC 284.<\/a> ‘The Great’ will be competing at 155lb for the first time in his UFC career despite having fought as heavy as welterweight early in his career.<\/p>\n

Oliveira is a former featherweight himself and is the owner of most finishes in UFC history with 19. The Brazilian racked up 11 straight wins at lightweight including winning the belt in 2021. ‘Do Bronx’s’ incredible run came to an end when he was submitted by Makhachev at UFC 280. <\/a>In a recent interview with Super Lutas<\/a>, Oliveira said,<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are two great fighters. Alex is a fighter that defends takedowns well. He hits and kicks very hard,” explained the former champ. “On the other side, Islam has very good takedowns. When he gets you down, he puts on the pressure,’ Oliveira continued. “I think Islam wins\u2026.But if Volkanovski defends the takedowns in the first round and connects with the hands\u2026.[shakes head in approval that Volkanovski has a chance],\u201d added the Sao Paulo-native..<\/p>\n

With emphatic finishes against a ‘who’s who’ at 155lb, Oliveira established himself as one of the best to ever do it in his weight class. However, Makhachev was different class on the night, and won by arm-triangle choke in the second round.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Charles<\/p>\n

\u201cAgainst Makhachev, I didn\u2019t feel any pressure\u2026 He was just better than me,” said Oliveira. “I haven\u2019t watched that fight back yet. It doesn\u2019t make any difference to me. It wasn\u2019t a bad night\u2026 just 15 bad minutes\u2026 10 to 20 bad minutes,\u201d Charles Oliveira explained, \u201cThere\u2019s nothing else to say. You know I always tell the truth. I already thought about it, but there\u2019s no real explanation,\u201d added the 33-year-old.<\/p>\n

Oliveira remains the no-1 contender in the lightweight division.<\/a> No matter the outcome in Perth, the 5’10 star has a strong chance of facing the winner. If he gets another crack at Makhachev, Oliveira says he would approach the fight the same as before.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t change anything in a rematch, I know how much I trained. As far as the fight goes, what can I say other than that Islam was better than me. I wouldn\u2019t change the camp nor the weight cut, I wouldn\u2019t change absolutely anything. I don\u2019t know exactly what happened, but Islam was better than me on that night.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who’s your pick for Makhachev vs Volkanovski?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54481,"featured_media":466519,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[28618,10589,10285,39610],"tags":[39731,203,57234,83484],"yoast_head":"\nCharles Oliveira makes his pick for Alexander Volkanovski vs Islam Makhachev title fight | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"'If Volkanovski defends the takedowns...' - Charles Oliveira makes pick for Alexander Volkanovski vs Islam Makhachev\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/charles-oliveira-makes-his-pick-for-alexander-volkanovski-vs-islam-makhachev-title-fight\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Charles Oliveira makes his pick for Alexander Volkanovski vs Islam Makhachev title fight | BJPenn.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"'If Volkanovski defends the takedowns...' - 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