Sidelnikov said that he did not believe in Oliveira’s gradual withdrawal from the fight with Makhachev.

Athletistic/MMA. Russian MMA fighter Kirill Sidelnikov spoke about Brazilian Charles Oliveira’s decision to withdraw from the fight with Russian Islam Makhachev. Earlier it became known that Oliveira would not be able to fight Makhachev due to a deep cut on his eyebrow received in training.

Now present at the UFC 294 tournament in Abu Dhabi (UAE), Australian Alex Volkanovski will replace Oliveira.

Oliveira apologized for withdrawing from the fight with Makhachev and showed his injury (PHOTO)

“Well, no, I don’t believe in the scenario of such a replacement, look at the photographs of Oliveira’s cut. There he was given five or six stitches. If the cut is staged, then they’re specific fairgrounds, but I don’t believe it. I can’t imagine that.

The same Oliveira was preparing, so much has been done and if this was a storyline then how despicable it would be for the fans. But I don’t believe it and I don’t want to think it,” Sidelnikov quotes the Championship.