The UFC confirmed Charles “Do Bronx”‘s long-awaited rematch against Islam Makhachev in the title fight, in addition to the return of Paulo Borrachinha
The UFC confirmed this Thursday morning, the 20th, the long-awaited rematch between Charles “From the Bronx” against the Russian Islam Makhachev. In the same place where he lost his belt, exactly one year before, the Brazilian will return to Abu Dhabi in search of recovering the world lightweight title.
After losing his title, in October 2022, Charles has already returned to the octagon on one occasion, when he hit Beneil Dariush by knockout in the first round. A few editions before, his opponent, Makhachev made his first belt defense, against volkanovskihaving won by unanimous decision.
🚨 CONFIRMED 🚨@CharlesdoBronxs It is @MakhachevMMA rematch for the lightweight belt at #UFC294, in Abu Dhabi! Learn more ⤵️
— UFC Brasil (@UFCBrasil) July 20, 2023
In his career, Charles Oliveira has a relevant record, with 34 wins, 9 losses, in addition to a “no contest”, at the height of his 33 years of age. While he had the belt, he made the defense on three occasions, having won in two of them, Dustin Poirier It is Justin Gaethjeuntil losing to the next opponent.
In addition to the second edition of the great fight already mentioned, UFC president Dana White also confirmed Paulo Borrachinha in the same edition, the 291st. The Brazilian would fight next week against Ikram Aliskerovbut ended up leaving the fight to accept the confrontation with the Russian speaker Khamzat Chimaevby means.
The bout will mark Borrachinha’s return to the octagon after his last victory against Luck Rockhold, in August last year, when he recovered from two setbacks in a row. On the other hand, Chimaev will put his perfect record in the organization to the test, with 6 fights and 100% success rate.
Source: sportbuzz
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