Charles Oliveira took aim at some lightweight contenders after he was booked to return at UFC Rio.
Oliveira was knocked out by Ilia Topuria for the lightweight title at the end of June. Despite being knocked out, Oliveira will make a quick turnaround as he’ll take on Rafael Fiziev in the main event of UFC Rio on October 11.
It’s a step down in the rankings for Charles Oliveira as he says none of the top lightweight contenders wanted to go to Brazil to fight him.
“Which of the top guys would come fight me in Brazil? None of them would come here to fight in Brazil,” Oliveira said to AG Fight. “You know what’s going to happen today? When you release this clip, a bunch of them will say ‘I would, I would!’ But in reality, I’m not a guy who goes around playing games.
“I was offered names and they didn’t want it,” Oliveira added. “So today when you release this, these guys will tweet ‘Coward, I wanted it, he didn’t want it!’ But it’s a lie. My whole life it’s been like this. They poke around, talk shit from the other side. When I say ‘Come on, I’m here,’ they run the other way.”
So, Oliveira ended up taking on Fiziev as ‘Do Bronx’ says his goal was to fight back home in Brazil for his friends and family.