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Charles Oliveira admitted that they had made a “stupid” choice against Ilya Topuria In his title fight, he suffered a knockout loss to “El Matador”.
At the end of June, Topuria defeated Oliveira in the first round To claim the vacant place ufc lightweight title, keeping the Spanish-Georgian undefeated and Adding to your past run with the featherweight belt,
For Oliveira, the result meant his quest for a second reign at 155lb continues, and the Brazilian has identified where he went wrong against Topuria.
While giving a seminar in his home country, Oliveira was asked about the elbow he landed in the opening stance against Topuria – a hard shot that failed to drop the 28-year-old.
“Because I was stupid,” Oliveira, 35, said.
“But what was I thinking? I’ll take him down, and I’ll put my hands on him. I threw my hands, but he landed first. So, I was an idiot.
“That’s what happens, that’s part of the struggle. It’s about what will make your mind come back again, and I came back stronger, so that’s what I’m trying to get across to you.”
Indeed, Oliveira returned in October, Earned a first round submission win against Mateusz GamrotInitially he was to face Rafael Fiziev, who withdrew due to injury,
Despite this this result came Concern that “Du Bronx” was returning to the cage too quickly After his stop by Topuria.
Oliveira previously held the lightweight title from 2021 to 2022. He defeated former Bellator champion Michael Chandler to win the vacant belt before defeating Dustin Poirier to retain the gold.
He then lost the title on the scales due to missing weight, but defeated Justin Gaethje the following night to secure a shot at the newly-vacated strap. Later facing Islam Makhachev in 2022, Oliveira lost via submission as the Russian began a record-breaking reign.
After four successful title defenses, Makhachev vacated the title this May, and now he Preparing to challenge welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena on November 15,
Makhachev’s decision to vacate the lightweight belt opened the door for Oliveira vs. Topuria, an unfortunate bout for the Brazilian.
Topuria’s next battle is unclear, While Oliveira has his eye on Former 145 pound champion max holloway – and he believes a win could earn him another lightweight title shot.