Los Angeles – UFC lightweight Charles Oliveira is primed for the next shot at Islam Makhachev now that the dust of UFC 311 has settled down.
Speaking at a Jiu Jitsu Seminar at East LA Jiu Jitsu the champion stayed true to his martial arts roots by imparting wisdom on the next generation of grapplers.
“Don’t give up on your dreams. Continue to be disciplined. Don’t give up on stuff because Jiu Jitsu is a smooth art,” Oliveira told Cageside Press through a translator at the seminar.
“The more you do it the more you get out of it.”
True words in both Jiu Jitsu and MMA. The former lightweight champ Oliveira lost his title at UFC 274 on the scale and not in the cage in a very controversial weigh-in. Since then Oliveira has gone 2-2 with losses to Arman Tsarukyan and Islam Makhachev. The bout against Makhachev was for his vacant title.
Makhachev submitted him for the title that night, and the ‘DoBronx’ has been itching for payback.
“It would be huge to actualle be able to avenge a loss. I’ve always been able to avenge losses against guys that beat me in the past. To actually become a champion again against a guy that beat me up? Even better,” he said.
“The champion has a name it’s Charles Oliveira.”
Watch the entire interview with Charles Oliveira above.