Khabib Nurmagomedov: Do This To Recover For Combat Sports

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Filip Zanki
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Khabib Nurmagomedov conditioniing secrets
Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the most dominant MMA fighters to ever step inside the octagon. The notorious Dagestani star now shares his recipe for efficient recovery for fighters: stability and routine.

After Islam Makhachev’s, Khabib Nurmagomedov, who was in his corner after preparing him for his UFC performances, is back in the spotlight. “The Eagle” is a fighter who we have never seen tired inside the octagon. In fact, he easily tired out every other fighter who stood against him in the octagon.

And his secret is not wrestling bears in Dagestan. The UFC Hall Of Famer (29-0), who retired undefeated recently shared his take on how to become a good grappler on the Wahed Podcast:

“Guys ask me, like, how you become a good grappler, good top control, wrestling, conditioning…

I was wrestling every day, like one hour. Non-stop, one hour – can you imagine it? With new  opponents, for one hour. And then, when you finish, you go do some exercise; lifting, running, bikes, work with coach…”

Khabib Nurmagomedov also added that stability and routine were the cornerstones of his success:

“You know, I was doing the same thing all my life. Stability, stability… If you don’t have stability, if you don’t recover between the trainings – you’re never going to become a success.

You have to train hard. Every day, you have to do the same thing. You have to do same thing every single day. And so many years, you have to sacrifice everything that you have.”

Khabib Nurmagomedov also credited recovery as being the main piece of the puzzle for his extremely efficient conditioning inside the octagon:

“Between trainings, you have to recover. A lot of people don’t understand what recovery is. A lot of people call it, like: massage, supplements… [But] for me, recovery is sleep.

Most important thing; between trainings, like, at least 2-3 hours. All my life, I was like daytime – I was sleeping. Like, from maybe 11 to 1, maybe 12 to 2, maybe 2 to 4…
You know, between trainings you have to sleep because you train so hard; morning for 2 hour and night for 2 and a half… You need rest.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUGV70oPsTs

“We Have To Cancel Many BJJ Black Belts” Says Makhachev

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Filip Zanki
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Islam Makhachev Cancel BJJ Black Belts
Islam Makhachev is the man of the moment after his recent impressive submission victory over Charles Oliveira for the UFC lightweight title. Just before the fight, Islam called out many BJJ black belts as incompetent at grappling and wondering who gave them their black belts.

When Islam Makhachev faced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and expert submission artist Charles Oliveira at UFC 280, many were wondering how his Dagestani wrestling would fare against the cutting-edge guard game of Oliveira. The answer was blatantly obvious, to the detriment of Oliveira.

When Makhachev spoke to Daniel Cormier prior to his title-winning performance, he shared little to no concern about Oliveira’s grappling skills.

“He’s finished 10 out of 11 guys,” said Makhachev. “Only guy he didn’t finish was Tony Ferguson, because Tony Ferguson didn’t tap to the armbar – which most people would’ve tapped to.

He went on to explain the reason for Ferguson’s defiant performance: “But this guy has the grappling skill, that’s why. All these [other guys who Oliveira has faced] Chandler, Gaethje, Poirier… All these guys have nothing [no grappling skills]. On the ground, I don’t think so…”

When Daniel Cormier tried to make that case for Dustin Poirier, who is a black belt, Makhachev easily dismissed him saying: “Please, brother… So what he did when he [Ferguson] catch his arm, he goes to do, what is this brother? [Granby roll]… Black belt. Who gives him that? We have to check that brother.”

Islam then piled on, claiming that there are way too many people carrying a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt which they do not deserve: “And we have to cancel many black belts [because] they make Jiu-Jitsu look bad. Because a lot of guys have a black belt but I don’t know [if they have the skills].”

While many expected a Sambo vs. BJJ showdown in the grappling exchanges of UFC 280’s main event, Makhachev simply outshined Oliveira in striking, clinching, takedowns and wrestling, avoiding the guard with ease and submitting him with an arm triangle choke.

Too Big For a Buggy Choke!? (VIDEO)

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Too Big For A Buggy Choke
There is always fun on the mats at B-team, as jay Rodriguez (Nicky Rod’s brother) grapplers mate Vince and is unable to buggy choke him as a result of his size.

The buggy choke is quite the popular counter move from side control, taking away the need to escape through a direct submission option vs. the opponent on top. While it seems to work mostly for purple belts, there have been instances of the choke working at the highest levels, most notably at the hands (and legs) of the Ruotolo brothers.

The buggy choke works when you are on the bottom in side control. Turning towards your opponent, you lock up your arm behind the same side knee/calf and then lock up a triangle with your legs. It is basically a triangle choke, just done with an arm and a leg combination.

Well, as it appears from this video, it is not that easy to use the buggy on everyone, and there is such a thing as someone being too big to buggy choke.

Jay Rodriguez found this out the hard way when his repeated buggy choke attempts failed to work on a much larger opponent which was his rolling partner Vince.

Throughout the roll, as Jay ends in bottom side control, he tells Vince: “I can’t buggy you” to which he gets the reply: “I know.”

As Vince keeps Rodriguez under pressure, Jay comments again, voicing his frustrations saying: “You f***ing bast*rd“, and moments later, when he seems to have the initial grip: “I may have something here“. However, it is not even close, and he lets go accepting his fate by proclaiming “What the f**k?” and ending up in bottom mount for the rest of the round.

The roll looks like a scene from “Game of Thrones” for a while, with the huge Vince easily pinning down Jay Rodriguez despite all the buggy choke shenanigans.

This arises the question of whether buggy choke experts, the Ruotol brothers could finish Vince or any other large human for that matter.

USADA Blocks Conor McGregor UFC Return

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Filip Zanki
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Conor McGregor UFC return blcoked by USADA
If you were hoping to see everyone’s favorite/most hated Irish MMA star Conor McGregor  UFC octagon return any time soon, you should manage your expectations. USADA is not allowing “the Notorious” to return for at least another six months due to lack of PED testing.

In July of 2021, Conor McGregor suffered a leg break in his trilogy fight against Dustin Porier and hasn’t fought since. Even though there have been rumors lately about a new fight for the once champ-champ, the Conor McGregor UFC return is far from materializing any time soon, as far as USADA is concerned.

Every UFC fighter has to be enrolled in the USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) year-round random testing pool in order to be eligible to perform. Fighters looking to come back, either from retirement or long lay-offs have to be in the USADA program for six months before getting the green light to compete.

Unlike most other UFC fighters, McGregor has been out of the testing pool since his loss to Porier. His last testing came right after that fight.

On the subject of a potential Conor McGregor UFC return, the USADA stated that: “the athlete must provide at least two negative samples before returning to competition.”

Reporter Farah Hannoun asked Dane White about the speculated Conor McGregor UFC return during the UFC 280 post-fight press conference.

“Speaking of USADA, it appears on the database that Conor McGregor hasn’t been tested this year,” said Hannoun. “Would he have to complete six months before he could compete?”

“Yeah,” replied White shortly.

The earliest realistic expected date for McGregor’s return is April 2023, but it will most likely take him longer than that. The 34-year-old fighter, who has never failed a drug test before, seems to have recovered from the leg break. It took Beneil Dariush just six months to recover from the same injury, so if Conor agrees to enter the USADA pool, we can expect to have a very healthy version of the Notorious back in the octagon in the first half of 2023.

UFC Judge Charged With Sexual Assault Of a Child

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Filip Zanki
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UFC Judge chared with child sexual assault
An MMA official from Texas, who used to be a UFC judge has been charged with two sex-related felonies involving minors. Texas police arrested the judge In question, 49-year-old Robert Griffin Alexander, earlier this month.

Alexander is a veteran MMA official and experienced UFC judge, who is also an aerospace engineer. On October 14, Alexander was arrested and held in Galveston County Jail, on accusations of aggravated sexual assault on a child and sexual contact indecency with a child.

The bail for Robert Griffin Alexander is $40.000 per offense, and he is scheduled to appear before a judge on November 29. The judge is licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Registration, the Alabama Athletic Commission and the Tennessee State Athletic Commission.

The accusations are that the UFC judge “intentionally or knowingly caused the sexual organ of (redacted), a child who was then and there younger than 14 years of age, to contact or penetrate the mouth” on or around January 1, 2000.” This is a first-degree felony.

The second-degree felony Alexander is caused of is indecency with a child with sexual contact. Allegedly, Alexander “engaged in sexual contact by touching the genitals of a child under 17” o the same date in 2000 as the first charge.

The charges are filed in Texas, which has no statute of limitations on sexual crimes,

Robert Griffin Alexander started MMA officiating in 2011 and has judged over 700 fights since then. Apart from being a Texas-based UFC judge, he also judged many bouts for major promotions Bellator and LFA, as well as other local promotions.

The last time Alexander worked at a UFC event was UFC 271. He was the judge behind a controversial 29-28 score that brought Casey O’Neill a victory over Roxanne Modafferi, who for some reason, Alexander favored in his scorecard. He did not stop there, drawing more attention to himself by controversy proclaiming Vanderaa as the winner in his bout with Arlovski on the same card.

New Wave Jiu-Jitsu Are Fixing Matches Says Kyle Boehm

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Filip Zanki
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New Wave Jiu-JItsu Fixing Matches says Kyle Bohem
Kyle Bohem, ADCC veteran and 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu standout just accused John Danaher’s New Wave Jiu-Jitsu of fixing matches for their students and having students participate in fake matches.

Kyle Bohem shared his thoughts on the subject a couple of days ago, right before his performance in EBI 20, which is the first EBI in years that featured the old submission-only  Jiu-Jitsu format rather than being an exclusive combat Jiu-Jitsu event. Bohem got to the finals where he lost to B-team’s Nick Rodriguez, but his accusation about New Wave Jiu-Jitsu got more attention than his performance on the mats.

His accusation had to do with New Wave Jiu-Jitsu competitors that were part of the EBI 20 event. Luke Griffith and Giancarlo Bodoni both fought in the absolute’s return edition of EBI. Bodoni withdrew due to injury, and Griffith lost the semifinals to Rodriguez.

Bohem’s take on things was that they’d have a fake match if they ended up facing each other, which was a realistic possibility. In the words of Bohem, that wouldn’t be the first time, accused Eddie Cummings, Gordon Ryan, and Gary Tonon of doing the same on multiple occasions.

“”To whom it may concern, two of the athletes in Today’s EBI absolute tournament are planning on doing a fake match. These athletes are Luke Griffith and Giancarlo Bodoni who are coached by John Danaher.

If they both make it to the semifinals the match will be faked.

This same team has done this multiple times including in this tournament at EBI 3. I hope that something can be done to prevent this because they will be stealing money from the other athletes.

Josh Hinger was robbed of a potential win and a lot of money at EBI 3 by the fake match mentioned above. Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida was robbed of a lot of money and a win in the absolute at ADCC by the fake match shown in the video above.

It’s absurd that this is allowed to continue in a sport on the cusp of mainstream professionalism which is being held back by these types of unscrupulous tactics.”

The EBI 3 match Bohem refers to was between Tonon and Cummings, while he causes Tonon and Ryan of doing the same in the 2019 ADCC absolute division.

Bohem later deleted the post.

Kyle Bohem on new wave jiu-jitsu fake matches

New Wave Jiu-Jitsu lead competitor Gordon Ryan responded to the accusations in a post of his own: “Maybe if you spent less time spewing bs and more time focusing you’d have spent less time getting bal** dragged across your face and actually won a gold medal for your team for once.”

 

 

10 INSANE MMA Flying Submissions (VIDEO)

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Ognen Dzabirski
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Flying submissions are fun to watch, but not so fun when you need to do them… and fail. This is arguably the main reason why people avoid them, but when a few brave ones do them and succeed, then they have something to boast about their entire life. The following 10 MMA flying submissions are nothing short of INSANE!

Insane MMA Flying Submissions

Technique, impeccable timing, and ruthless execution are the foundations of perfect submission. Add in artistic elements to the setup, and you get flying submissions that will remain unforgettable for years to come.

Triangles, armbars, guillotines, heel hooks and Kimuras can all appear out of the blue in seconds.

Fontaine vs. Benchohra (Flying Armbar)

At LFC1 in 2013, Fontaine figured out that his opponent likes to catch his body kicks, looking to counterstrike. He used this to set up flying to rolling armbar finish, which nearly landed them outside of the ring, but did the job and got him an impressive tap.

Pimblet vs. Savvidis (Flying Triangle-Armbar)

The now wildly popular Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblet was always a feared grappler and has two MMA flying submissions to his name inside the cage. The flying triangle he did against Savvidis in Cage Warriors in 2018, though is the stuff of legends.

Paddy used the cage to his advantage, as Savvidis was pressuring him from the clinch to launch an incredible flying triangle that he eventually turned into a triangle-armbar combo attack.

Namajunas vs. Catron (Flying Armbar)

Rose Namajunas has had her fair share of flying submissions and flying knockouts in MMA. The brawling fighter secured a crazy and unforgettable flying armbar finish during her second professional fight at Invicta FC 5 against Catron, using the cage wall similar to Paddy.

Garza vs. Jabuiin (Flying Triangle)

UFC 129 saw one of the slickest flying triangles ever witnessed inside the Octagon. Pablo Garza is the first man to successfully use the move inside the octagon in 2011, when he answered Yves Jabuiin’s lethal low kicks with a flying triangle setup from the clinch, in the middle of the octagon.

The finish was quick, landing Gaza a spot among the pioneers of successfully executed MMA flying submissions during a match.

Ortega vs. Swanson (Flying Guillotine)

Cub Swanson’s title run in 2017 came to an abrupt hold when he ran into a very confident and dangerous Brian Ortega. Known for his triangles, Ortega opted for something slightly different at UFN FN 23 in 2017, hitting a very sneaky jumping/flying arm-in guillotine to tap “Killer Cub” out.

Magalhaes vs. Cleveland (Flying Triangle-Kimura)

One of the most impressive MMA flying submissions ever came in the PFL cage, at PFL 9, when Vinny Magalhaes took on Rakeem Cleveland after getting knocked out in his previous fight. Vinny pressed Cleveland to the cage using a Whizzer and went flying for a triangle, which he got. The tap, however, came when he switched to a reverse triangle, accessing Cleveland’s arm for a brutal Kimura finish.

Chonan vs. Silva (Flying Scissor Heel Hook)

One of the best submissions ever, and the best submission of 2004 in Pride is Chonan’s flying scissor takedown into an inside heel hook against none other but Anderson “The Spider” Silva. Silva was on a three-fight win streak and seemed in control of the fight, until striker Chonan decided to execute a flying submission, cementing his legacy for eternity with the submission of the year award.

Imada vs. Masvidal (Flying Inverted Triangle)

The most impressive among all MMA flying submissions to date, Imada’s incredible, last gasp hail Mary attempt at a submission at Bellator 5 denied Masvidal a chance at Eddie Alvarez’s title.

Despite Masvidal dominating the entire fight, one last forced scramble at the very end opened up a crazy flying inverted triangle entry for Imaad, who used it to choke Masvidal unconscious and win submission of the year in 2009.

Hall vs. Penn (Imanari Roll Heel Hook)

While this is technically a rolling/spinning submission, it is still at the same level of difficulty to execute under pressure, which Ryan Hall did perfectly against BJ Penn in 2018. At UFC 232, the “Wizard” executed a perfect inside Imanari roll into a backside inverted heel hook to beat the legendary Penn in a very quick and impressive way.

Mighty Mouse vs. Borg (Slamming Arm Bar)

One of the performances that made people wonder if Mighty Mouse is actually human was his 11th title defense at UFC 216 in 2017, against Ray Borg. Dominating almost every exchange, Mighty Mouse got a rear body lock at one point and lifting his opponent off the ground, managed to somehow lock in an armbar as he was slamming Borg to the ground. In a move that seemed like something out of a Jackie Chen movie, Mighty Mouse broke al records in the most impressive of fashions to get the tap.

Gordon Ryan Calls Out Both Ruotolo Brothers, Ruotolo Brothers Hit Back

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Gordon Calls Out Both Ruotolo Brotheres
The Ruotolo brothers, who are getting bolder and bolder as they rack up victories, have pissed off Gordon Ryan. Recently Kade Ruotolo said that if he and Gordon rolled, Ryan would be unable to heel hook him, and Tye Ruotolo piled on by asking for the 10-1 odds to face Gordon. They seem to have pissed the “King” off.

Here’s what Gordon said through his Instagram account about the Ruotolo brothers:

“The truth is- I like the kids [Ruotolo brothers]. They were the only ones from ATOS who kept their word when we had the issue with the Modolfo camp filming. They even went against their professor and kept their word to Mo, I respect that.

That’s why I never attacked them and even kept my mouth shut when Kade said I couldn’t heel hook him. But now since I’ve been formally called out, I’ll address it, as always.

Tye called me out asking for the same 10-1 odds I gave Pena. First of all, at this point, any grappler is LUCKY to even have me mention them, never mind stepping on a mat with them. They get more press and more money facing me than they could be doing ANYTHING else in their broke athlete lives.

I offered Tye 2-1 odds- his 50k ONE bonus, vs my 100k, which is a gift since he should be paying me to step on the mat with me seeing as he hasn’t won a single tournament of note at the black belt (yet).

He disregarded that comment and went into a rant about how money doesn’t matter and how I wasn’t confident enough to give him those odds.

If the money didn’t matter why are you asking for 10-1 odds? And you’re talking about my confidence while simultaneously asking for 10-1 odds”?

Gordon went further offering to fight the Ruotolo brothers back to back while giving them 2-1 odds.

“How about both of the kids [Ruotolo brothers] put up both of their 50k bonuses from ONE, 100K dollars, and I will put up 200k dollars for 2-1 in a no time limit sub-only match.

I will fight you both back to back, you pick the order. After match 1 we will mop the mats, I’ll change gear so the mats don’t instantly get wet again, then we walk out for match 2, no break. 2 vs 1 100k vs 200k.

Put your money where your mouth is, or shut your f*cking mouth.

P.S.: If you’re looking to accuse someone of juice, how bout starting with your friends that fail drug tests.”

Ruotolo Brothers Hit Back

It didn’t take much for Ruotolo Brothers to answer Gordon:

“You said you would love a match with us and mentioned that if you were natural and I was roided that I would have no chance, which I took as (a call out). That post had nothing to do with you but you came to talk shit so I replied. I find it funny because you had never won anything before gaining 50+ lbs of synthetic muscle” – Tye wrote on Rutolo brothers Instagram account

“I didn’t reply to your comment to get into a keyboard war. I was replying to have a match with you. I said that our match would be 100% competitive and you disagreed. Your claim sounds stupid to me considering I beat Pedro in half the time you did, not to mention I’m 1-0 against Pena to your 1-2. I’ll give you the toughest fight you’ve had since your supernatural transformation.“

“I thankfully get a great paycheck every time I step on the mats, and it’s never been because of you. My brother and I take pride in being natural athletes and we will be vocal about it anytime we feel like it. We can’t help if that’s a trigger for others.” – Tye added

“You always say you can’t find people to take a match with you and I offered you one. If you want to accept I’ll have my manager message yours. No matter what I’m going to make it exciting. I’m also not gonna sit here and go back and forth with a toxic 30 yr old on social media. I have better things to do but if you want to keep up with the disrespect I hope you keep that same energy when I see you in person.” – Added Tye on Instagram

“Toxic 30 years old”, and “put your money where your mouth” is probably enough for Gordon to accept any kind of match. or maybe it isn’t? We’ll be here to monitor how things will go and, of course, we hope to see a match between all of them. it would be fun.

BJJ McDojo Gyms EXPOSED by Former Instructor

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Ognen Dzabirski
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BJJ McDojo Affiliations Exposed by former instructor
Calling a gym “a McDojo” is a term that meant the gym is only in it for the money and not the knowledge or does not pay any attention to students’ past fees and sales. Well, that term has changed, and the term  BJJ McDojo now applies to some of the biggest affiliations like Gracie Barra, Alliance, Checkmate, and the like. In the words of a former highly-placed instructor “It is just like McDonald’s.”

A decade ago McDojos were the gyms giving belts away for money, compelling students to buy their gear in order to access training, and not paying any real attention to the martial arts portion of training martial arts.

If this sounds familiar, then you might be in a BJJ McDojo yourself, but not in the way you might think. Being a part of a large worldwide organization like Alliance, Gracie Barra, etc has its perks, but it also has drawbacks that look like they e the same ones that define a BJJ McDojo.

Yes, training at these gyms gets you access to huge names in the sport, media exposure, interesting seminars, and an international network. Apart from the media exposure and seeing some BJJ superstars on a daily basis, you get pretty much the same in any other BJJ gym.

These huge affiliations, though, also cost a lot more than memberships to small ones, and they often (if not all the time) compel you to buy gear and products from the gym, looking to take away individuality and any control over what you’re doing. This is a hard pill to swallow for people looking to express their identity in a sport that is mainly individual.

Adam Childs, a Fabio Gurgel black belt, recently spoke on the Beyond Jiu-Jitsu Podcast talking about his experience as an instructor in one of these BJJ McDojo affiliations – Alliance. He was the International Manager for Alliance Worldwide and head coach at the Alliance Academy in Australia.

“They make you sell their Gis and the margins are so small that it’s not even worth it.” said Childs.

“Alliance is more of an affiliate model but Gracie Barra has a real franchise system where they provide you with everything. It’s just like McDonalds.”

He also gave his reason for quitting the Alliance affiliation: “The straw that broke the camel’s back, was when they called me to tell me that they were increasing the prices and then it didn’t make sense.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xCO0Kn0TgU

Oliveira apologizes for the loss and reveals what Khabib told him after the fight

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Oliveira apologized for the loss and revealed what Khabib told him after the fight

The champion has a name and it’s Charles Oliveira – a statement that MMA fans have been using for months and has become one of the most memorable statements of this calendar year, at least when it comes to MMA.

Oliveira said this in the fifth month after he was stripped of his belt due to falling on the scale. A day later he went through Justin Gaethje and is truly proof that he deserves to be champion. However, after last night’s UFC 280 event, the UFC lightweight champion has a new name, and that is Islam Makhachev.

The Dagestani imposed his style on the great Brazilian fighter and forced him to surrender with a “submission” in the second round. It wasn’t Oliveira’s day, and right after the loss, Oliveira described how he felt to Cormier.

“You are a fighter and you know exactly how it feels. Sometimes we show up here, but it’s just not our day. I’ll be back.”, and he sent a similar message to his fans via Instagram.

“Today was not my day, but thank you all for your support. I’m so sorry, but I’ll come back stronger. Today my opponent was better than me. I apologize to everyone.”

 

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After the loss to Makhachev, one of the first to approach Oliveira was Khabib Nurmagomedov. For months, Khabib also made various comments about Charles Oliveira, and the Brazilian did not like some of them. Khabib still had to side with his childhood friend, Islam Makhachev, and of course, he promoted the match with his statements.

Although sometimes it seemed that there was some animosity between Oliveira and Khabib, last night we could see that there is only mutual respect between them, and Oliveira confirmed this at the press conference after the UFC 280 event.

“This is a sport where we know what it’s all about and we have to promote the fights. That’s exactly what we did. He came to me and literally told me that he said everything he said just to promote the fight and to respect me. He is a great champion, he wrote a great story in this sport and now he has a great champion by his side. All he said was that he respects me and that everything was part of this game before,” he told ”Do Bronx”.

There is no doubt that Oliveira will return to the cage even hungrier and we can’t wait to see him in his next bout. Unfortunately for him, the UFC plans to give Alexander Volkanovski a chance to attack the belt, and Oliveira made a request to Dana White and Hunter Campbell (Operations Manager of the UFC) while still in the cage.

”Hey Dana and hey Hunter. I never ran away from a fight. I was always there for you, no matter what. Give me another fight, I have to be next in line. Give me a chance to be next.”

Maybe the UFC will fulfill his desire for a rematch, but in that case Oliveira would have to wait until Volkanovski and Makhachev face off. There is a much higher chance that Charles will still play one match in the meantime, and perhaps Beneil Dariush is the ideal opponent in a kind of “title eliminator”.

Anyway. Oliveira is still here, he will not give up on his new campaign to the top. He celebrated his 33rd birthday six days ago and has a few very good years ahead of him.

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