Charles Oliveira needs fellow UFC lightweights to face by their phrase and struggle him in Rio de Janeiro.
The UFC has been working tirelessly in search of a brand new opponent for “do Bronx” after Rafael Fiziev withdrew from the Oct. 11 five-round primary occasion in Brazil as a result of harm. Nonetheless, the previous UFC light-weight champion claims lots of those that have publicly volunteered for the duty had a special reply when approached by the promotion.
“Everyone is aware of my UFC Rio struggle is off,” Oliveira stated on Instagram Tales, “However don’t fall for the discuss of those guys on the market [saying] ‘I’m right here, I’ll go,’ as a result of the UFC is asking they usually’re all saying, ‘Oh, there’s not sufficient time to make weight. Oh, I can’t.’ They’re posting this on the web to get hype.
“Cease it, it’s not an excellent look. I noticed one saying this, one other saying that, however when the UFC calls, what do they are saying? ‘Oh, I can’t. I acquired stomach ache. I broke a finger. I damage my hand.’ Sufficient with that, it’s not an excellent look.”
Oliveira didn’t point out any particular names within the video. On a following submit, he wrote “let’s go” alongside information of Renato Moicano and Benoit Saint Denis volunteering for the spot. Mateusz Gamrot is one other top-ranked light-weight that has petitioned for the chance on social media.
Earlier this month following a one-sided victory over Mauricio Ruffy at UFC Paris, Saint Denis stated he could be all the way down to step up in case of an harm on both aspect of the UFC Rio headliner, however his supervisor revealed on social media he gained’t be taking the match on such brief discover.
“I need to struggle at UFC Rio, I requested for this struggle,” Oliveira stated. “My opponent acquired damage, then 10 guys present up saying they might struggle. Thus far, each time the UFC calls [asking] ‘Let’s struggle?’ [they say] ‘I can’t.’ So cease with that as a result of it’s not an excellent look. Would you like fame? Do one thing else. Don’t come saying you’ll struggle when it’s a lie, OK?”
Oliveira (35-11, 1 NC) requested to headline a UFC occasion in Brazil after shedding a title bout to to Ilia Topuria in June, when he suffered a first-round knockout.
Shortly after Oliveira’s feedback made the rounds on social media, Gamrot responded.
“Respect [Oliveira],” Gamrot wrote. “However I advised UFC straight — I need to face you in your personal home. This will probably be a real masterclass on the bottom, and I’m able to show it.”
