Charles Oliveira News

Michael Chandler breaks silence after reports of UFC 309 return vs Charles Oliveira
Harry Kettle - September 14, 2024
Michael Chandler has broken his silence following reports that he will return against Charles Oliveira at UFC 309. As we know, Michael Chandler has been waiting a long time for his shot at Conor McGregor. Alas, it seems as if the American is tired of waiting. As per recent reports, Chandler and McGregor will not be squaring off next. Instead, the former Bellator sensation is rumored to be squaring off against Charles Oliveira at UFC 309 in an enticing rematch.

Charles Oliveira admits that he's "dying to fight" ahead of UFC return: "Soon the lightweight lion is going to hunt!"
Josh Evanoff - August 28, 2024
Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira is ready to return to the cage. ‘Do Bronx’ hasn’t been seen in the cage since a bout with Arman Tsarukyan in April at UFC 300. The contest was labeled as a title eliminator heading in, and Charles Oliveira hoped to earn a rematch with Islam Makhachev. However, the Brazilian suffered a split-decision loss. In the process, missing out on his shot at re-earning the gold he lost in 2022.

Paddy Pimblett lays out his path to a lightweight title shot including a future fight with Charles Oliveira
Cole Shelton - August 26, 2024
Paddy Pimblett believes he is just a couple of fights away from fighting for the lightweight title. Pimblett is coming off the biggest win of his career as he scored a first-round submission win over Bobby Green at UFC 304. He does not have his next fight booked but has spoken openly about wanting to face Renato Moicano next time out. However, Pimblett says he will fight whoever he takes, but he believes he would be two or three fights away from a title shot.

Charles Oliveira interested in facing former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski next: "Why not?"
Josh Evanoff - August 20, 2024
Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira is interested in facing Alexander Volkanovski next. ‘Do Bronx’ hasn’t appeared in the cage since a split-decision loss to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300 in April. That defeat prevented the Brazilian from earning a rematch with lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, who defeated him back in October 2022. Since then, Charles Oliveira hasn’t booked a return to the cage.

Colby Covington continues to call for a fight with Charles Oliveira
Harry Kettle - July 2, 2024
Controversial UFC star Colby Covington has made it clear that he’s interested in a showdown with Charles Oliveira. We all know that Colby Covington is a controversial figure. He will say and do whatever is going to get him to where he needs to be. More often than not, it works, and he lands himself in a major fight. At this point, though, following his one-sided loss to Leon Edwards, nobody really knows what the immediate future holds for ‘Chaos’.

Dan Hooker reveals Charles Oliveira fight is in the works for UFC 305: "I'm 100% in"
Josh Evanoff - June 26, 2024
It seems that UFC lightweights Dan Hooker and Charles Oliveira could be set for a battle down under. ‘The Hangman’ has been out of the octagon since a split-decision victory over Jalin Turner last summer. That win at UFC 290 was a massive one for Dan Hooker. The victory was his second in a row, and helped him get back on the right track after back-to-back losses to Islam Makhachev and Arnold Allen.

Alex Volkanovski eyes “exciting” lightweight return with Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway happening next: “Maybe Charles Oliveira”
Susan Cox - June 26, 2024
Alex Volkanovski is eyeing an ‘exciting’ lightweight return with Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway happening next. The former UFC featherweight champion, Volkanovski (26-4 MMA), has lost his last two bouts inside of the Octagon. In October of 2023, at UFC 294, Islam Makachev (26-1 MMA) defeated Volkanovski by KO at 3:06 of Round 1. Then again in February of this year at UFC 298, it was the undefeated Ilia Topuria (15-0 MMA) KO’ing ‘The Great’ at 3:32 of Round 2.

Russian businessman pays $95k tag for Charles Oliveira VIP experience
Curtis Calhoun - June 4, 2024
A Russian businessman paid a hefty price to watch former UFC lightweight champ Charles Oliveira’s upcoming training camp. Roman Shpigel won an Oliveira VIP experience with a $95,000 bid during soccer star Neymar Jr.’s fundraiser and auction in Brazil. Shpigel will be a part of Oliveira’s camp at Chute Boxe Diego Lima and then attend the former titleholder’s fight week preparations and his event booking.

Charles Oliveira predicts Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier, scoffs at Arman Tsarukyan's chances against UFC Lightweight Champion
Fernando Quiles Jr. - May 26, 2024
Charles Oliveira doesn’t think Dustin Poirier or Arman Tsarukyan will be able to unseat Islam Makhachev. Makhachev is scheduled to put his UFC Lightweight Championship at stake against “The Diamond” in the main event of UFC 302 inside the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The action takes place on Saturday, June 1st.

Mateusz Gamrot questions Charles Oliveira for ignoring his recent lightweight callout, blasts Oliveira's welterweight pursuit
Curtis Calhoun - May 22, 2024
UFC lightweight contender Mateusz Gamrot is becoming increasingly frustrated by Charles Oliveira’s radio silence to his recent callouts. Gamrot has targeted a matchup with Oliveira ever since defeating Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 299 in March. He’s won three fights in a row, including a TKO win over Rafael Fiziev in September.

Charles Oliveira responds to callout from “loudmouth” Colby Covington
Harry Kettle - May 20, 2024
Former UFC champion Charles Oliveira has responded to the idea of a possible fight against Colby Covington in the future. For the longest time now, Charles Oliveira has been a huge fan favorite in the world of mixed martial arts. From winning championships to putting on entertaining fights and beyond, ‘Do Bronx’ has done some wonderful things in the sport.

Michael Bisping explains why he actually likes Colby Covington’s callout of former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira
Harry Kettle - May 16, 2024
UFC commentator Michael Bisping has explained why he wouldn’t be opposed to the idea of Colby Covington taking on Charles Oliveira. As we all know, Colby Covington is a controversial figure in mixed martial arts. From his trash talk to some of the many high profile fights he’s been involved in, ‘Chaos’ certainly knows how to make some noise. Of course, while he has plenty of critics, he also has quite a few fans, too.

Chael Sonnen blasts Charles Oliveira's 'list of demands' associated with Conor McGregor/Michael Chandler backup role
Curtis Calhoun - May 6, 2024
Chael Sonnen thinks Charles Oliveira might’ve blown his chances at being the backup fighter to Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler at UFC 303. McGregor and Chandler will finally clash in the UFC 303 main event on June 29 in Las Vegas. The fight comes after months of speculation over whether or not the matchup would finally come to fruition.

Charles Oliveira reveals timeline for UFC return, Top 5 lightweight calls him out
Curtis Calhoun - May 2, 2024
Charles Oliveira is looking ahead to a bounce-back performance in his next UFC fight, and he already has a willing adversary lined up. Oliveira remains in the UFC lightweight title hunt despite a split decision loss to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300. Before that, he defeated Beneil Dariush at UFC 289 to keep pace in the title picture.

Charles Oliveira open to moving up to welterweight for a "big fight" after UFC 300 loss
Cole Shelton - April 30, 2024
CCharles Oliveira is open to moving up to welterweight for a big-money fight next time out. Oliveira is coming off a split decision loss to Arman Tsrukyan at UFC 300, in a pivotal fight. Had Oliveira won, he would have been in line to get a rematch against Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title. With the Brazilian losing, it’s unclear what is next for him at lightweight, which is why he’s open to a fight at 170lbs.

Alex Pereira sends a message of support to Charles Oliveira after UFC 300: "Sometimes we lose"
Josh Evanoff - April 24, 2024
UFC light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has sent a message of support to Charles Oliveira. It was a very different night for the two Brazilians at UFC 300 earlier this month. Both men fought on the main card of the historic event, with Alex Pereira headlining it. ‘Poatan’ faced former champion Jamahal Hill in the main event, while Charles Oliveira met Arman Tsarukyan on the main card in a title eliminator.

Charles Oliveira issues statement following split decision loss to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300
Harry Kettle - April 15, 2024
UFC legend Charles Oliveira has issued a statement following his defeat to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300. As we all know, Charles Oliveira is a huge fan favorite. He’s also a former UFC lightweight champion. So, as you can imagine, there was a lot of excitement heading into his collision with Arman Tsarukyan last weekend. Unfortunately for ‘Do Bronx’, he fell to a narrow split decision loss in their contest.

UFC 300 Results: Arman Tsarukyan defeats Charles Oliveira (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - April 13, 2024
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 300 results, including the lightweight bout between Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan. Oliveira (34-9 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since scoring a TKO victory over Beneil Dariush at UFC 289 in June of last year. ‘Do Bronx’ has gone 4-1 over his past five Octagon appearances overall.