One of the most notable matches of UFC 300 took place in the Lightweight weight class. Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan will encounter to compete to challenge the Islam Makhachev champion. Tsarukyan has been an emerging boxer recently, and he is not afraid to challenge the Oliveira veteran.
Among the statements of Tsarukyan aimed at Oliveira, “Akhalkalakets” once confirmed that seniors have a monotonous competition. In addition, Tsarukyan also strongly predicted that he would win the Knock out against Oliveira in the first half, thereby creating a favorable momentum for the championship stretching this year.
In response to Tsarukyan's statements, Oliveira said: “Everyone can say what they want, whether it is important or not. I have a lot of victory with submission does not mean that I only know the object and lock it, it doesn't mean I am poorly stood. They are just people who talk a lot but do little, and don't know about me.”
“I also heard about myself about to retire and no longer desire to play anymore. That is not exactly. Nobody knows how much I want to win the championship again. So I just laughed when I heard the false information people talk about me,” Oliveira said.
At the age of 34, Charles Oliveira is one of the most experienced boxers of UFC. He joined the tournament from 2010 to the present. Oliveira's professional MMA competition is 44 matches, including 34 wins, 9 defeats and 1 match that does not recognize the results.
In his career, Oliveira once encountered and won top boxers like Tony Ferguson, Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje. He lost the championship after losing to Islam Makhachev in October 2022. The two had the opportunity to rematch at the end of 2023, but Oliveira had to withdraw because of injury.