UFC President, Dana White, announced last Sunday, the 7th, Charles Do Bronx’s next fight; fight will take place on special card
After much mystery and speculation, the Brazilian fighter, Charles’From the Bronx‘ Oliveira, had his next fight confirmed by the UFC. Scheduled for April 13th, in the event that marks the 300th edition of the organization, against the Armenian Arman Tsarukyanwhich is a promise of the sport and comes from good results.
“At UFC 300, number 1 in the lightweight rankings, Charles Oliveira, will face number 4, Arman Tsarukyan, in a fight worthy of the title challenger. Charles was supposed to fight champion Islam Makhachev, but Islam is still recovering from an injury. Tsarukyan is coming off a brutal knockout against Beneil Dariush. The winner will face Islam when he returns in the summer (American, mid-year)”, stated the president of the organization.
🇧🇷 Is Charles Oliveira a “zebra” against 🇦🇲 Arman Tsarukyan? According to “BestFightOdds”, the Brazilian, at the moment, appears with odds above 2.20 in the bookmakers, while the Armenian with odds of up to 1.68 for the fight that takes place at UFC 300, on April 13th. pic.twitter.com/HxN9xzz8t5
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It is worth remembering that Charles already had a fight scheduled against the current lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev, at the end of 2023, but a deep cut on his eyebrow, a week before the fight, made him withdraw. On that occasion, the UFC promoted a rematch between the belt holder and the featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovskiwho ended up being defeated again, by technical knockout.
With this, the long-awaited UFC 300 has one more confirmed fight, now up to four. In addition to this meeting already mentioned, Jiri Prochazka It is Alexander Rakic, Calvin Kattar It is Aljamain Sterling It is Bo Nickal It is Cody Brundage are also confirmed clashes for the event, in Las Vegas.
Furthermore, President Dana White also took the opportunity to announce the fight between Dustin Poirier It is Benoit Saint-Denis in the 299th edition. The fight will be co-main for Sean O’Malley against Marlon Vera, but it will also feature five rounds, at the request of both fighters.
Source: sportbuzz
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