Islam Makhachev attacked Charles Oliveira before the pair's UFC lightweight title fight, the Brazilian A callout of Conor McGregor'embarrassing'.
Oliveira was stripped of his belt in May for weight loss, one day before his scheduled title defense against Justin Gaethje. Oliveira also lost his eligibility to regain the gold medal in that fight.He won on submission in the first round, instead establishing himself as his No. 1 contender.
Oliveira will face Makachev, 30, for the vacant title at his UFC 281 in Abu Dhabi this October, but the 32-year-old I was aiming for a match with a former dual-weight player. Champion McGregor.
"He tried to call [Nate] Diaz, McGregor, but he forgot my name," Makhachev told ESPN. When they ask about me, he says he needs money or something. Now when he says he has to fight Islam, he tries to say: 'I want to fight in Brazil, I want to fight at the end of this year, or I need money.'"
Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira
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Oliveira is on an 11-game winning streak. Attended UFC 281, submitting Gaethje and Poirier in his last two fights. Meanwhile, Makachev is on a 10-game winning streak.
This Russian is Khabib Nurmagomedov's childhood friend and Makhachev's coach.
Nurmagomedov will relinquish the belt in 2020 after retiring undefeated, ahead of Oliveira as the UFC Lightweight Champion.
