While it is likely to be the next UFC lightweight champion challenger, Justin Gage still gave Full recognition and praise to Charles Oliveira's performance in UFC 269.
"I really enjoyed this game." Gage said in an interview with the media after the game.
I don't have any disrespect for Charles, he's the unquestionable UFC lightweight champion now, I can't wait to play against him, and I don't care when or where this showdown takes place.
At the same time, Gage also said that he saw a lot of loopholes in Oliveira in this game, and when the two finally met in the octagon cage, he would use these loopholes to beat his opponent and eventually become the new UFC lightweight champion.
Tonight's showdown was very intense, but I also saw his problems, he was hit a lot of punches by Dustin Poirir and I can't wait to break him personally.
He'd better start praying now that he can successfully hold me in the duel between the two of us and surrender me, because if he doesn't do that, everyone knows what will happen.
For this lightweight championship battle, Gage said that when he saw the two fighting each other in the first round, he had no idea what the situation would be like next. Oliveira was in a very tough position in the first round, but when he managed to wrestle Poisier in the second leg and get into the ground fight he excelled at, the Brazilian began to really take over the whole game and finally surrendered his opponent naked in the third leg.
They won one round each in the first two rounds, and I thought the next game belonged to Poislier. At the end of the second round, I was asked what the situation would be like. To be honest I have no idea. I want to give Charles enough praise, he did a great job tonight. I've been working hard all my life to become a UFC champion and I can't wait to compete with him.
No one knows what the final result of the match will be, and when the second leg was played, the outcome of the match was the same as it was a few days ago, which is why I love the sport so much.
Gage, who had never had any contact with Oliveira before, stepped forward to Oliveira and congratulated them after the post-match press conference at UFC 269. But at the same time, Gage also expressed the idea of not waiting to challenge the opponent's title as soon as possible to win the first UFC title of his career.
He's just defended the title and I think I should strike while it's hot to build the confrontation between us. For in the end, I will try to ko him in the octagonal cage, and he will do everything he can to surrender me on the ground. That's what we do, and that's what pros do.
Whether this title battle is played in Brazil or in the United States, and of course it's better not in Abu Dhabi, I'm going to throw myself into it because I can't wait to be the UFC champion.