Even though Charles
Oliveira won’t be fighting Islam
Makhachev at
UFC 294, the former champion is confident that something „greater“ awaits him.
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Oliveira recently revealed to
MMAFighting.com that he suffered the nasty elbow cut over his
eye while defending a takedown which led to an inadvertent head
clash.
Despite the disappointment and frustration of missing out on his
scheduled rematch with Makhachev, the Brazilian is already looking
forward to a potential title fight or a blockbuster matchup with
Conor
McGregor.
“Charles
Oliveira against Conor
McGregor, money fight. It’s a fight that will give us a lot of
money. Conor sells, Charles also sells,” Oliveira said. “It’s a
fight that everybody wants. The only one we don’t know if [he]
wants this fight is Conor because I’ve said it a thousand times —
170, 185, 155, I don’t know, choose the weight. Say where and I’ll
be there. Just send the contract and we’ll sign it. That’s the
fight. Title fight? I’m waiting. UFC makes the call. I deserve it.
I’m waiting right here, next to the people that really love me. I’m
waiting for my moment.”
With McGregor supposedly set to return to the Octagon against
Michael
Chandler sometime next year, the chances of an
Oliveira-McGregor matchup seem slim. On the other hand, Oliveira’s
aspirations of fighting the winner of Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
could also be in jeopardy with Justin
Gaethje now claiming he’s
been promised the winner of the UFC 294 lightweight title
scrap.