The Brazilian fighter last competed at UFC 256 when he dominated Tony Ferguson to add an eighth straight win to his MMA record. Following the outcome of that bout, Charles Oliveira considers himself to be one of the first in line for a title fight at the 155 lb weight class.
While many MMA fans and analysts agree that Charles Oliveira deserves a title shot ahead of McGregor and most other lightweight contenders, Poirier does not seem to consider the option too much.
After defeating McGregor at UFC 257, “The Diamond” hinted at facing the Irishman for a third time fighting for the lightweight division’s belt.
Not impressed with Poirier’s suggestion, Charles Oliveira answered the statement by asking what else he has to do to deserve a chance to fight for the title.
Currently sitting at No. 3 in the UFC lightweight ranking, Charles Oliveira has the division’s best run with eight consecutive wins. The Brazilian has not lost since December 2017, when he was defeated by Paul Felder at UFC 218.
Charles Oliveira claims that Conor McGregor versus Dustin Poirier III doesn’t make sense
Speaking to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, Charles Oliveira said that he does not think that the UFC would schedule Conor McGregor to fight for the title next after losing in the way he did to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257.
Charles Oliveira thinks that booking McGregor now would not make combat sports fans happy as it would not make sense competition-wise.
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