At UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez, the much-awaited fight between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev was announced. Since then, this announcement has caused quite the buzz in the MMA community. While many people reacted to it, Makhachev’s long-time training partner Khabib Nurmagomedov had his say too.

Islam Makhachev will face Charles Oliveira for the vacant UFC lightweight belt at UFC 280. Makhachev posted about the same on his Instagram. Sharing a photo of the poster, Makhachev wrote, “Let’s go October 22 Abu Dhabi” In his native language, the title challenger further wrote, “The dream becomes reality.” (Translated via Google Translate) 

The former UFC undisputed lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov reacted to this. He uploaded Makhachev’s post on his story. ‘The Eagle’ wrote, “And this is a serious conversation, just the legacy continues, don’t miss out.” (Translated via Google Translate) 

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Islam Makhachev is undoubtedly one of the most skillful fighters in the division. However, the Dagestan-born fighter now faces the Brazilian Oliveira, who was recently declared the fighter of the year.

Charles Oliveira wins 2022 ESPY fighter of the year

At UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez, Charles Oliveira was declared the 2022 ESPY fighter of the year. ‘Do Bronx’ beat the likes of Alexander Volkanovski, Julianna Pena, Kamaru Usman, and PFL standout Kayla Harrison to win this prestigious title.

The year 2021 belonged to Oliveira as he put on brilliant performances. In his first fight in 2o21, Oliveira faced Michael Chandler at UFC 262 for the vacant UFC lightweight title. While Oliveira faced adversity in round 1, he made a brilliant comeback in round 2. Eventually ‘Do Bronx’ won the fight via TKO. This win made Oliveira the new undisputed UFC lightweight champion after 10 plus years in the promotion.

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In his next title defense, ‘Do Bronx’ faced Dustin Poirier at UFC 269. ‘The Diamond’ who was riding on two wins over Conor McGregor, knocked down Oliveira in the first round. However, the lightweight champion displayed his toughness and eventually won via a rear-naked choke in round 3.

While Oliveira looked to be on course for a dominant reign, he missed weight in his title defense against Justin Gaethje at UFC 274. As a result, ‘Do Bronx’ was stripped out of his UFC title. Oliveira did not let this affect him as he won against Gaethje in round 1 via a rear naked choke.

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