After his second win over Michael Chandler in the co-main event of UFC 309, UFC 309 revealed that he had torn two ligaments in his knee two weeks before the fight.
“I didn’t want to talk about it because if I lost it would sound like an excuse and if I won it would sound like I’m overestimating myself. But unfortunately someone leaked it,” Oliveira told UFC Fight Pass Brazil. told reporter Evelyn Rodriguez. It became clear that the possibility of withdrawing from the battle had not been considered at all. “After tearing these two ligaments, the doctor told me not to train for four to six weeks. I stopped training for the last 15 days and continued to train in the gym. This fight gave me the title I knew that he would lead me to the front, so there was no way I was going to drop out.”
Oliveira also criticized referee Keith Peterson’s lack of attentiveness during the bout, and his opponent committed several fouls during the bout, including a flurry of hammer fists to the back of Oliveira’s head during a crucial fifth-round rally. committed a crime. “I know Chandler didn’t do it on purpose. That happens when the game is intense, but the referee is there to prevent fouls, and he didn’t do that at all.” He also punched me, stabbed me in the eye twice, and grabbed my glove. I told the referee, but he didn’t do anything.
In a post-fight interview with AgFight’s Brazilian reporter Diego Rivas, Oliveira also revealed some interesting details about his experience with Jon Jones. “I’ve always respected Jones. He’s always been very nice to me, but this time I had the chance to get even closer, and after the weigh-in we went back to the hotel in the same van. Once we arrived, Right away, he asked me if I wanted to join him and invited me to join him and pray with him.”
Asked about his future plans to return to the Octagon, Charles put it in the hands of head coaches Diego Lima and Jorge Patino. “I believe in Islam [Makhachev] and [Arman] Tsarukyan has to fight in January, but that will be left to the decision of his coaches Diego Lima and Jorge “Macaco”. If they decide to fight the UFC, I’ll be ready. ”
