Brazilian Charles Oliveira demonstrated good performance, but his level does not correspond to Russian Islam Makhachev , who, along with UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones, is the top fighter regardless of weight class. A Russian fighter shared this opinion with Jeff Monson .
In June, at a tournament in Vancouver, Oliveira defeated American Beneil Dariush by technical knockout in the first round. For the Brazilian, the victory was the first since losing the vacant UFC lightweight belt to Makhachev in October last year.
– I was not surprised by Oliveira’s early victory. Charles is the UFC record holder for this indicator. Oliveira fought a top fighter, which is Dariush. But they are fighters of different levels. In theory, his rematch with Makhachev should happen, but… Makhachev and John Jones are the two best fighters, regardless of weight class. So (Oliveira’s odds)… Well, you get it, Monson told .
Makhachev, 31, has 24 wins and one loss. After a first victory over Oliveira, the Russian made a defense of the lightweight belt – in February this year in Australia he beat Australian featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski by unanimous decision.
Jones ranks first in the UFC rankings regardless of weight class, Volkanovski is second and Makhachev is third.
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Source : MatchTV
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