Tatiana Suarez expects Islam Makhachev to finest Charles Oliveira once more if the 2 find yourself assembly in a rematch for the UFC’s light-weight title.
Oliveira and Makhachev beforehand fought in the primary occasion of UFC 280, the place the vacant light-weight title was up for grabs after “do Bronx” missed weight for his earlier title protection in opposition to Justin Gaethje. The Brazilian entered the struggle on an eleven-fight profitable streak that noticed him end all however one opponent, however in opposition to Makhachev he was dropped within the second spherical earlier than being compelled to faucet to an arm triangle choke.
The loss was a tough one for Oliveira, however he returned to the win column in sensational trend when he took on Beneil Dariush within the co-main occasion of final weekend’s UFC 289 and ended Dariush’s eight-win profitable streak with a first-round TKO.
Tatiana Saurez Predicts Rematch Between Charles Oliveira And Islam Makhachev
Oliveira has made it clear that he needs an opportunity to reclaim his light-weight title, however Suarez says that so long as Makhachev’s weight reduce goes properly she expects the champion to defend his belt.
“I’m nonetheless gonna go together with, ‘and nonetheless’,” Suarez advised Helen Yee. “I hope that Islam has a extremely good reduce, and he simply has plenty of vitality when he goes in there. On this recreation you’ll be able to’t – it’s a recreation of inches. You need to be on prime of it and stuff like that. Not that I believe he had a foul reduce, nevertheless it simply appeared like he was simply much more drained than standard in his final struggle in opposition to [Alexander] Volkanovski. So I used to be simply considering possibly he had not that nice of a reduce or one thing. I’m simply guessing, I don’t know.”
Makhachev efficiently defended his light-weight title for the primary time in opposition to Volkanovski at UFC 284, however the UFC’s featherweight champion gave the 31-year-old all he might deal with in a struggle that some followers argued ought to have been scored in favor of the Australian.
A rematch between Makhachev and Oliveira actually looks like an attractive choice for the UFC, however the UFC 291 most important occasion between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje may sway the promotion’s selection concerning the subsequent light-weight title challenger.
Suarez additionally has her sights set on UFC gold after she efficiently returned in opposition to Montana De La Rosa following a four-year layoff, and the undefeated fighter is now scheduled to satisfy Virna Jandiroba on the primary card of a UFC Struggle Evening even in August.
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