
UFC: Islam Makhachev hits out at Charles Oliveira over ‘embarrassing’ Conor McGregor callout
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Islam Makhachev has hit out at Charles Oliveira ahead of the pair’s UFC lightweight title fight, labelling the Brazilian’s callout of Conor McGregor ‘embarrassing’. Oliveira will face Makhachev, 30, for the vacant title at UFC 281 in Abu Dhabi this October, though the 32-year-old had been angling for a bout with former dual-weight champion McGregor. Now when he says he has to fight Islam, he either tries to say: ‘I want to fight in Brazil, I want to fight in the end of this year, or I need some money.’” Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira Oliveira enters UFC 281 on an 11-fight win streak, having submitted Gaethje and Poirier in his last two bouts. Nurmagomedov preceded Oliveira as UFC lightweight champion and relinquished the belt in 2020 after retiring undefeated.
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