Charles Oliveira prepares to fight Islam Makahachev at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Everyone believed at first that Oliveira and Makhachev would fight at UFC 283 in Brazil, but as things progressed, they ended up in Abu Dhabi. Oliveira and Makhachev, who met before their fight, got into a fierce argument at the pre-event press conference.
At the press conference before the encounter, Charles Oliveira was questioned about what it felt like to be in enemy territory while at Makhachev’s house. Oliveira replied:I am at home, I like to be in places like this, I invited them to my house, but they never come, so I knock on people’s doors and go there.”
Makhachev He argued that Brazil was where he and his team wanted the fight to take place. Oliveira repeated, “This fight was never supposed to happen in Brazil… these guys talk nonsense all the time” In response to Oliveira, Makhachev said: “When she first asked about this fight… I posted a photo on Instagram, I want to do it in Brazil.”
Mahachev said that Oliveira wanted to avoid this fight in the end, Oliveira replied, “You never wanted this fight in Brazil, you never mentioned Brazil, you never wanted this fight in Brazil, don’t worry, your father is here.” Everyone believed at first that Oliveira and Makhachev would fight at UFC 283 in Brazil, but as things progressed, the fight was scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi.
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Islam Makhachev denies Charles Oliveira’s allegations that he refused to fight in Brazil
According to Oliveira, the UFC was scheduled to compete with Makhachev on the January card when the organization announced that they would be returning to Brazil. But the former lightweight champion claims that Makhachev refused to go to Brazil and instead begged to fight in Abu Dhabi, which will now take place.
speaking “AR fightingCharles said,I think this Mahachev fight should not have happened now. They talked so much about how to fight in Brazil that it’s a lie. If they had agreed to fight in Brazil, we would have been fighting in January...but they took the war wherever they wanted. No problem.”
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Later, Islam Makhachev denied the allegations that he had missed his chance to challenge. Charles Oliveira in Brazil. Speaking to ESPN MMA Makhachev, “When they offered this fight, I said, ‘Anywhere. I told them I was coming to Brazil… I wanted a title fight and this guy is trying to escape. says I want [fight] McGregor or Nate Diaz…But I told you, it doesn’t matter where – Brazil, Abu Dhabi or anywhere else.”
Regardless of where these two boxers will face off, it will always turn into a brutal fight. On Saturday, all that matters is which fighter will become the next lightweight champion and who will succumb to defeat.
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