Down-the-line.com/MMA. British lightweight Paddy Pimblett spoke about the duel between Russian Islam Makhachev and Brazilian Charles Oliveira. Their duel will take place at the UFC tournament in October in Abu Dhabi (UAE).

“I think Charles is going to win. He’ll finish the fight in the first three rounds. They’re both amazing fighters. Islam is a technical player, but he hasn’t fought the caliber of fighters that Charles has fought .

Sonnen thinks that in the stand Makhachev cannot be worse than Oliveira

Islam has never fought anyone in the top ten and gets a title shot,” Pimblett said in an interview with the UFC press office.