Regardless of seemingly all however penned to battle light-weight champion, Islam Makhachev in a title rematch at UFC 294 in October in Abu Dhabi, UAE, former division champion, Charles Oliveira has admitted the Center Japanese turnaround is “too quickly” for him, eyeing a battle in both November or December as an alternative.
Oliveira, the present primary ranked light-weight contender, most lately featured within the co-main occasion of UFC 289 again in June in Vancouver, Canada, showing to earn his championship rematch with Russian finisher, Makhachev, stopping the run of Beneil Dariush with a primary spherical TKO victory.
Having beforehand shared the Octagon with American Kickboxing Academy staple, Makhachev again in October of final yr in the primary occasion of UFC 280, Oliveira noticed his division-best 12-fight successful run come to a halt after dropping an arm-triangle submission loss to the previous within the pair’s vacant title outing.
Charles Oliveira confirms he’s unlikely to battle Islam Makhachev at UFC 294
Initially calling for an October championship re-run with Makhachev, Sao Paulo native, Oliveira admitted throughout an interview with TSN reporter, Aaron Bronsteter, that he’s unable to make a turnaround and battle Makhachev at UFC 284 in October.
“So, I’m gonna sincere with you,” Charles Oliveira mentioned by a translator.” We don’t don’t have anything but – we nonetheless are ready. However, to be sincere, October is simply too quickly for me. It’s too quickly – particularly if the battle is gonna be there [in Abu Dhabi]. I’m actually going to be prepared in November or December, however October is simply too quickly. We don’t don’t have anything but.”
Questioned if he could be keen to put in look ahead to a future title affair, Oliveira pressured that he could be able to battle on the finish of the yr as an alternative.
“I simply want to attend, I’m a UFC worker, so I simply want to attend,” Charles Oliveira defined by a translator. “For me, it doesn’t matter. The one factor I can inform you, I’m not prepared for a battle in October, however in November or December, I can be prepared. I’m simply ready, so let’s see what they’re (UFC) going to do.”
