“Sit on my ass and breathe” – Charles Oliveira laughs when asked when Justin Gaethje dropped him

It’s time for the most heralded UFC PPV card of the year – UFC 280. A few hours and months of anticipation will be over.

Although the card is fully loaded, the main event from the top to bottom is what caught the attention and speculation of most of the fans. Charles Oliveirade facto champion of the lightweight division, who was stripped of the belt in May due to underweight; He enthrones Khabib Nurmagomedov’s heir, Islam Makhachev.

The fights and media exposures of both fighters were, to say the least, interesting. Oliveira tried her best to focus on claiming a quick result, while Makhachev asserted his strength in the weakness of Brazil’s previous opponents – namely, fear of knocking the fight to the ground.

And this was seen when Justin Gaethje battled Charles Oliveira at UFC 274 in May. Despite Charles Oliveira’s injuries and falls twice, Gaethje refused to go down with him – instead, choosing to let Oliveira stand up, knowing that the UFC’s most decorated submission artist just wasn’t someone we would enjoy messing with.

And that’s just what Charles Oliveira was asked by Daniel Cormier. The question was asked of Oliveira’s interpreter, who forwarded the question to him-“When Gaethje hits him and kicks him and then falls like this, is it almost done?”

A laughing Oliveira replied, “Listen, I felt the blow and it hit me hard. When I went to kick it, I thought I’d better sit on my ass and breathe.”

The moment in question can be seen in the featured official video of the UFC’s Oliveira vs Gaethje match. Justin Gaethje scores a delayed knockout goal against Oliveira, but refuses to grapple with him on the ground.

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The floor of Charles Oliveira is feared by all light-weights except Islam Makhachev

Moving towards the escalation of this fight, Islam Makhachev refuted all ideas that people were “afraid” of landing him on the ground with the Brazilian, as he believed his intense grappling training in Dagestan was more than a match for Oliveira’s Jiu. jitsu

However, this may not be the case for other lighter weights. Looking back to 2020, always so resilient Tony FergusonAs Tony Ferguson, narrowly escaping an overwhelming attempt at submission from “Do Bronx” that would surely break the American’s arm, he didn’t ring the bell for the lap.

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Similarly, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje, despite dropping the Brazilian, let him stand up instead of choosing to skirmish on the ground with him. However, this tactic was ultimately not fruitful – it delivered both by remote strangulation.

It will be interesting to see who excels between Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira – two elite warriors who are top notch and have built their skills to their grappling. However, the main differentiator of this fight may be the one who can better trade the beats – a single precision hit is all it takes to end even the best fighter night!

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