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It appears that an intriguing lightweight clash targeted
for Oct. 3 will not proceed as planned.
Beneil
Dariush announced via Instagram on Monday that Charles
Oliveira has withdrawn from their proposed bout at
UFC on ESPN 16. A reason for the Brazilian’s exit is currently
unclear. UFC officials have not made a formal announcement
regarding the fight.
“After my fight with Scott
Holtzman, the UFC offered me a fight with Charles
Oliveira on Oct 3rd,” Dariush wrote. “I accepted and so did
Charles. I did not announce it because I was waiting on the UFC to
announce it and I would follow. I been informed Charles is out of
the fight. I am not sure on the details but I hope all is well with
Charles.
“I am currently working with the UFC to figure out our next step. I
will keep you all posted on the details. Finally, even though the
fight did not come to fruition I want to thank the UFC, Sean
Shelby, and my brother Ali Abdelaziz for setting this up.”
Dariush is riding the momentum of a five-bout winning streak in the
Octagon that includes finishes of Drew Dober,
Frank
Camacho, Drakkar Close and Holtzman.
Oliveira, the UFC’s all-time submission leader, has won seven
straight within the Las Vegas-based promotion and is coming off a
third-round tapout of Kevin Lee in
the UFC Fight Night 170 headliner on March 14.
