{"id":388240,"date":"2022-05-10T19:01:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T19:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=388240"},"modified":"2022-05-10T19:01:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T19:01:42","slug":"beneil-dariush-or-islam-makhachev-who-is-next-charles-oliveira-knows-a-way-to-settle-the-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/beneil-dariush-or-islam-makhachev-who-is-next-charles-oliveira-knows-a-way-to-settle-the-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Beneil Dariush or Islam Makhachev, Who is Next?: Charles Oliveira Knows a Way to Settle the Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>In an exclusive interview with MMA Fighting\u2019s podcast, Troca\u00e7\u00e3o Franca<\/em><em>, <\/em>former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, provided some clarity on his position on the lightweight title fight landscape. Oliveira was stripped off his belt for failing to make championship weight at UFC 274 and is now the number one contender since he defeated Justin Gaethje.<\/p>\n<p>In all accounts, Charles Oliveira will fight either Islam Makhachev or Beneil Dariush for the vacant championship. However, Oliveira explained that he wants to see both men duke it out amongst themselves to see who is really deserving.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s interesting is that Oliveira\u2019s take goes directly against the wishes of former champion Khabib Nurmagomedov who demands to see Islam Makhachev fight for gold immediately. According to Nurmagomedov, Makhachev has already paid his dues.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danawhite<\/a> you have no other choice but make Oliveira vs Islam fight in AbuDhabi 22 October.<br \/>Perfect date, Perfect location,Perfect opponents with perfect winning streaks 10 vs 11.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MAKHACHEVMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MAKHACHEVMMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ufc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamKhabib\/status\/1523172696355491841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MAKHACHEVMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MAKHACHEVMMA<\/a> has to do contender fight, if there\u2019s no champion in this division\ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ufc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danawhite<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamKhabib\/status\/1523198315361361920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, the current best lightweight in the world, Charles Oliveira, doesn\u2019t share Nurmagomedov\u2019s beliefs.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI think the reality is, Makhachev has to fight Dariush first,\u201d Oliveira said. \u201cThey both have to fight and then we\u2019ll see who we\u2019re fighting or not. Makhachev is super tough and deserves all the respect in the world. Dariush is also super tough and has a great team.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iMzXPmWtMAw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt will be a great fight, so let them fight first and see what will happen down the line. Like I said, my focus now is going home and getting some rest, and my team will see who we\u2019re fighting. I\u2019ve never ran from a fight and never will. I\u2019ll be there and I\u2019ll be ready [to fight] whoever they put in there with me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/shut-up-you-bum-and-get-back-to-that-favela-conor-mcgregor-strikes-back-at-charles-oliveira-for-saying-he-would-knock-him-out\/\">\u2018Shut Up You Bum and Get Back to That Favela\u2019- Conor McGregor Strikes Back at Charles Oliveira for Saying He Would Knock Him Out<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oliveira also seemed fired up to face the winner of Makhachev and Dariush, as they are both names he hasn\u2019t faced before. This is a pleasant change from engaging in a rematch considering Dustin Poirier has been clamoring for another shot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I want Charles. Thats the fucken fight<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DustinPoirier\/status\/1523166444552597504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cEveryone I beat, I\u2019ve made it pretty clear. I never let it go the distance, I always finish them. Makhachev and Dariush are the two guys I haven\u2019t fought yet and they both have to make this fight happen. Maybe [the next contender] comes from this fight. The thing is, it makes no difference to me. I\u2019ll be ready. The champion\u2019s name is Charles Oliveira.\u201d<\/em> [h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2022\/5\/10\/23064619\/charles-oliveira-islam-makhachev-beneil-dariush-title-shot-targets-december-fight-brazil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Fighting.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>Dariush and Makhachev both have unique skill sets that could give Charles Oliveira trouble in different positions. According to many, the most meritorious way of choosing Oliveira\u2019s next dance partner would be a scrap between both men.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an exclusive interview with MMA Fighting\u2019s podcast, Troca\u00e7\u00e3o Franca, former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, provided some clarity on his position on the lightweight title fight landscape. Oliveira was stripped off his belt for failing to make championship weight at UFC 274 and is now the number one contender since he defeated Justin Gaethje. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":388241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2006],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-388240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ufc"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/388241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}