Charles
Oliveira’s wife, Vitoria Brum, recently defended her husband’s
performance against Mauricio
Ruffy’s criticism.
Oliveira (37-11) challenged Max
Holloway for the BMF title in the main event at
UFC 326 earlier this month. Oliveira controlled Holloway on the
ground for over 20 minutes to earn a dominant decision victory.
However, Oliveira’s win received mixed reactions from fans and
pundits. While some lauded the dominant performance, others deemed
it lukewarm considering the BMF title at stake. To Oliveira’s
credit, he threatened Holloway with multiple submission
attempts.
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Ruffy (13-2) was also critical of Oliveira’s performance, citing
the lack of damage “do Bronx” landed on Holloway. Oliveira’s wife
came to his defense, reminding Ruffy that there will be grappling
in an MMA fight. Brum further noted that Oliveira has more
submission wins than Ruffy has overall fights.
The Numbers Speak for Themselves
“Let’s schedule a boxing match then, because if you want to fight,
then damn MMA will have jiu-jitsu!” Brum wrote on Instagram
(translated by Google). “Ruffy, don’t try to ride my husband’s
wave, because what he has in submissions, you don’t have in
fighting!”
Ruffy is 4-1 in the UFC and coming off a knockout win over Rafael
Fiziev. Ruffy is scheduled to fight Michael
Chandler at FUFC
White House on June 14.