The rematch between Brazilian Charles Oliveira and UFC lightweight champion Russian Islam Makhachev will not differ from their first meeting, so the fight between Emirati fighter of Chechen origin Khamzat Chimaev and Brazilian Paulo Costa looks more interesting, fighter Artem Rofal told .
The rematch between Makhachev and Oliveira for the UFC title will take place on October 21 at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi and will be the main event of the evening. In October 2022, the Russian defeated the Brazilian by choke in the second round and became champion of the promotion. The middleweight fight between Chimaev and Costa will be the co-main event of the tournament in the United Arab Emirates.
— Makhachev is clearly the favorite in the fight. Their first meeting showed that Oliveira was incapable of making Islam uncomfortable. I think nothing has changed now, in their second fight everything will happen again. But there is more interest in the fight between Chimaev and Costa. Will Chimaev be able to impose his rhythm in a fight with a good fighter in Costa? In addition, the Brazilian can cause inconvenience when standing. In percentage terms I will put 60-40 in favor of Chimaev, but Costa can also surprise,” Rofal told .
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Source : MatchTV
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