On Saturday, Charles Oliveira beat strong challenger "Diamond" Dustin Povalier in his first defending title, once again tying the championship belt to his body. And when he was a guest on the Portuguese media podcast show recently, he did not hide his desire to become popular, and he even hoped that he could play against the "mouth cannon" Connor McGregor in the next battle, for the simple reason that the match with the mouth cannon could make a lot of money!
As a champion, Oliveira's performance is obvious to all
Originally, after defeating Diamonds strongly, Oliveira's strength was unanimously affirmed by boxing fans and the media, and many people believed that he should face another fierce "flat-headed brother" Justin Gage next. However, Oliveira has his own plans, he thinks he has to consider whether to give the flathead brother a challenge opportunity!
"If I used to play against Connor for the championship, everyone would know I was fighting for the belt. But now my name is written on my belt – Charles Oliveira! I did that, so I have the next chance to play with Connor in order to make money, but the belt will still be mine, and I will continue to make my own history! ”
Diamond is only one step away from the peak of his career
Indeed, throughout UFC's entire PPV history, mouth cannons have had six games selected for box office records! Despite his defeat in his last two games against Diamond, no one can deny his ability to create box office value. Since joining the UFC in 2010, Oliveira has also set a UFC record of 15 surrenders and 18 terminations! But he deeply understands that as long as he can fight with the mouth cannon, with his current strength, he can definitely add a huge amount of money to the bank account!
"No, I'm only going to fight for the belt, I'm not going to pay attention to Connor!" Don't be stupid, there won't be such a fool! If I had a chance to play a game with Connor, I would definitely choose Connor to play! Anyway, now the belt is mine, now everyone in the lightweight class has to wait a little longer! Because I have to think about my family, my children, what can I do for them! ”
Oliveira makes no secret of his purpose
Despite the ups and downs of his career, Oliveira finally won the lightweight championship belt after ten years in the UFC. Many of the top-ranked players may be upset that Connor is in the team, but Oliveira believes that this will not change!
"I've had situations where I was seventh and I wanted to compete with the champions but they wouldn't! But I'm a champion now and we're all part of this organization, so I'm going to fight any player at this level!" If they say Connor, I'll play against Connor, and they say Justin, I'll hit Justin! But now I just want to go home and visit my daughter, and I'll be back in the cage as soon as the vacation is over! ”
The other lightweight players must be very upset
Judging by the overall lightweight so far, in addition to the diamonds lost last week, the top few are Gage, Hooke, Darius, Chandler and even "Night Devil" Tony Ferguson, while the mouth cannon that lost the game is currently only in the ninth place in the lightweight category. Despite the hand-picked by the current champion, if the mouth cannon is directly inserted into the team challenge, it is bound to cause strong dissatisfaction from other players.
Still, it's unclear when the mouth cannon, which has now soared to 180 pounds, will be able to complete the weight reduction back to lightweight. And Oliveira, who can admit that he wants to make a lot of money, is also straightforward and frank. After all, in the current situation, there are countless champions who want to hold their thighs, and Woodley can play with Paul for his salary, so why can't Oliveira play with his mouth? —— After all, it's all business, not chilling!
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