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Aleksandar Rakic suffered torn ACL in knee during fight with Jan Blachowicz. Michael Page reacts to controversial loss to Logan Storley at Bellator 281. Tony Ferguson: Michael Chandler used my move to knock me out.Ĭontroversy. Dustin Poirier now willing to fight Colby Covington. Honestly, I believe I can finish this guy, and I really want to finish him in the grappling, in his area. “We don’t have to say Khabib is going to beat Charles - I’m going to beat Charles. Stylistically, all of pressure is not going to work against Khabib because Khabib pressures all of his opponents. I honestly think this is a very easy fight for Khabib. He’s going to take him down, hold him there. “Khabib have the most dominant grappling from top. “This is like an easy fight for Khabib,” Makhachev said. It’s highly unlikely we ever see a return from Nurmagomedov and Makhachev, a protege of “The Eagle’s,” believes there’s no need for it anyway as their eventual encounter will tell us all we need to know. This case, however, was a bit trickier due to the title’s involvement, him only missing by a half-pound, and alleged funny business with the scales that will now result in things being overseen going forward.Īs the Brazilian continues to shine in more impressive fashions with each victory, the debate further raged on when it comes to how Oliveira would do against Khabib Nurmagomedov and if he has caught up to or even surpassed the 29-0 destroyer as lightweight’s all-time best. Oliveira has justifiably been met with plenty of criticism for what was the fifth time he’s missed weight in his 42-fight career. Dustin Poirier (28-7 1 NC, 20-6 1 NC UFC) by third-round submission (Watch this fight on ESPN+)There will be no. We don’t have a champion because he don’t make weight. Results: Lightweight title: Charles Oliveira (c) (32-8 1 NC, 20-8 1 NC UFC) def.

said I don’t deserve this, but he’s asking about Nate Diaz and Conor. That’s why it’s going to be for the title. “We don’t have a champion,” Makhachev told ESPN. That is unless you’re Makhachev who is on a hot streak of his right now and could potentially be the next opponent of “Do Bronx’s” for the vacant crown. Now riding an 11-fight win streak, Oliveira is still viewed by many as the champion despite the belt no longer being in his position. Regardless of what the scales read, Oliveira’s performance was unaffected as he needed just over three minutes to finish “The Highlight” with a rear-naked choke submission after some wild exchanges on the feet. As a result, he became the first titlist in promotional history to be stripped of their belt via weight miss, thus making his bout with Justin Gaethje an affair that only Gaethje could earn the title in. Taking to the scale as he’d done 29 fights prior, the champion Charles Oliveira weighed in a half-pound over the championship limit of 155. The lightweight division was hit with an unexpected twist the day before UFC 274 where the belt was set to be defended in the main event. Islam Makhachev believes he’s earned his first UFC title shot.

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