Charles Oliveira suffered a nasty laceration that compelled him out of the UFC 294 principal occasion vs. Islam Makhachev, and there are photos.
Shortly after UFC CEO Dana White confirmed Alexander Volkanovski stepped in, Oliveira (34-9 MMA, 22-9 UFC) shared a pair of pictures of the gash, in addition to a short apology video the place he sported a bandage on his left forehead.
“Sorry to everybody however every thing,” Oliveira wrote in Portuguese.
I apologize pic.twitter.com/TYes4iNUn0
— Charles ‘DoBronxs’ Oliveira (@CharlesDoBronxs) October 11, 2023
White indicated the laceration occurred Tuesday, on the eve of Oliveira’s flight to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi for his Oct. 21 title rematch. White indicated Oliveira’s staff tried to repair the issue by way of their very own connections somewhat than the UFC’s, which can have been a foul alternative.
“They didn’t name us,” White mentioned Tuesday at a DWCS 66 post-fight information convention. “We might’ve had him go to a plastic surgeon. They’d’ve sewed it from the inside-out. You recognize, get that factor completed the precise manner. These guys by no means name us like they need to when one thing occurs. They name us after they get it stitched up. However on the flip aspect, too, I might see him not desirous to threat it, getting a shot like this.”
Oliveira, 33, is 12-1 in his most up-to-date 13 fights, with the lone loss in opposition to Makhachev at UFC 280 in October 2022. Oliveira is a former champion with wins over Michael Chandler, Justin Gaethje, Dustin Poirier, and Beneil Dariush amongst others.
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