Charles Oliveira Hunting For First Round Knockout at UFC 280; ‘I Feel They Disrespected Me’
Charles Oliveira will look to recapture the UFC lightweight title this Saturday at UFC 280 when the promotion returns to Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Oliveira first captured gold at UFC 262 in May 2021, defeating Michael Chandler via knockout in the second round of their highly-entertaining affair. One year later, ‘Do Bronx’ found himself stripped of the UFC title after a botched weigh-in ahead of his scheduled UFC 274 main event with Justin Gaethje. Since the announcement of the eagerly-awaited showdown, Islam Makhachev and his camp, including Nurmagomedov and manager Ali Abdelaziz, have been taking verbal jabs at Charles Oliveira. I feel they disrespected me in that sense.”Charles Oliveira Plans to Hunt Down Islam Makhachev in Round 1With the perceived disrespect received by Islam Makhachev and his camp, Cormier asked Oliveira if he harbors any animosity towards his UFC 280 opponent.
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