Since Charles Oliveira is not aware of being a target for the rubbish talk in MMA, he’s fine with everything Ilia Topria said, from the lightest championship match at UFC 317 in Las Vegas.
“Do Bronx,” who tries to regain his 155-pound belt when he faces the former featherweight title holder on June 28th, hears his previous opponent call him a kitter, and others say he can’t take the punch, endured patience with building a legendary career in the UFC with a 20-finish finish in a 23-octagon victory, and also put in a company’s record 20 bonus.
With Topuria Match officially announced at International Fight Week, Topuria asked fans to choose how to stop Oliveira at T-Mobile Arena, telling Oliveira “Don’t forget your pillow” 317 “Don’t bring your pillow.”
“Everything we say is noise so I don’t like to talk about it, but I think we’ve already passed that, right?” Oliveira told MMA Fighting. “It’s been 15 years at the UFC. The first one I went there was a kid. Does everything I say make sense?” I’m just in the lion, and now I feel the lion inside the lion. Another lion, a bad lion. ”
“At the time, when they thought I was better than them, they said they thought it was in my head. And I had a team by my side. The last thing (sayed) was ‘I quit Charles’ and I went there and ran him.
Oliveira made her UFC debut in 2010. This did a short job for Darren Elkins with a 41-second submission when he was 12-0 professionally. He said that the garbage talk of the time would not affect him, but he always felt that it was “necessary” to treat fellow athletes rudely. Ultimately, and now, it only makes him more motivated to win.
“If the idea keeps talking and you wonder if they’ll get inside my head, then man… I’m going to look at it and just laugh?” Oliveira said. “These are just (irrelevant). I’m training while they talk, I’m devoted. You know me, I’m not the type of guy you have to keep posting, it has to keep talking. I’m 28 days.
Oliveira vs. Topuria will headline the International Fight Week Card in Las Vegas, one of the biggest events of the year.
“I don’t know how to do that,” Oliveira said. “I don’t know how to sell such a fight. That’s not the way I promoted, so that’s the only way I know how to do it. When the cage closes, I know what I have to do.
Topuria fought once as a lightweight UFC, stopping Jay Herbert with a knockout in the second round before beating Bryce Mitchell, and Josh Emmett won the title shot at Alexander Volkanovsky. He returns to 155 pounds following the historic knockout of “The Great” and Max Holloway, but Oliveira adds 10 pounds from experience and knows it’s not easy to adapt to a new weight class.
Oliveira started his UFC carrier as lightweight and struggled to reach 145 cases before being forced to return to 155 pounds. The Brazilian talent was lightweight and had a big victory, but he is still interested in going back. And I wonder how Topria will change departments without longer preparation.
“It took me a while to figure this out, especially because I know I don’t want to go back to the (lightweight) department,” Oliveira said. “When I went (to 155), I understood the difference between punch, grappling and strength and moved upwards. Yesterday (maybe) was talking to 170. The first fight is fine. Then you already want to gain weight and get stronger.
Oliveira has greater heights and reach benefits than Topuria, and knows it helps him, but “MMA is very unpredictable” and therefore does not count it as a key factor in the fight. When asked how to expect to get the job done at UFC 317, he brings his card closer to his chest.
“We’re always moving forward, and so are me,” Oliveira said. “I have huge firepower in my hand. He also bumps into me. We see this fight as two guys just moving forward. I have Jiu-Jitsu. My hands.”
“You’ve known me for a long time. I’ve seen things start to work, worrying about what my opponents would bring to the game, focusing solely on what I can do,” he continued. “Of course there’s a huge team (around me). He’s boxing aggressively, walking a few hands forward. He’s extremely dangerous. He knocked out Max Holloway in his final fight, so he’s dangerous, right?
“Everyone says his jiu-jitsu is good. He hasn’t used it in the UFC yet, but they say it’s good. Honestly, I’m just worried about the fact that I can take it to the cage and how happy I will be with this opportunity to add something huge to my legacy.”