Charles Oliveira detailed what he felt was the deciding consider his victory at UFC Rio.
Oliveira went one-on-one with Mateusz Gamlot in the principle occasion of UFC Rio final Saturday. Till Gamlot’s sudden look, Oliveira’s first opponent, Rafael Fiziev, was injured, so his headliner standing was a bit in jeopardy. ‘The Predator’ ignored the brief discover issue and secured a second spherical submission end.
On ESPN+’s post-fight present, Oliveira revealed {that a} large purpose for his success over the weekend was his good scouting of Gamlot’s sport plan (through MMAJunkie).
“We knew that,” Oliveira mentioned. “I knew he was going to do it. I mentioned it earlier than. However I knew the primary spherical, he was going to be robust. So, I am the man with essentially the most submissions within the UFC. In relation to jiu-jitsu, I am the man that holds that report. We simply took the primary spherical and went into the second spherical.”
The long run UFC Corridor of Famer mentioned he then labored on counteracting Gamlot’s strengths, which in the end led to a rear-naked choke end.
“…Actually, the primary spherical that we knew was his strongest spherical. The coach mentioned, ‘Do that, do this. Get in your elbows, throw this.'” However I simply wished to disrupt his sport. Cease his match, prepare for the second spherical, then gear up and go for the kill within the second spherical. ”
Coach Oliveira is presently calling for a showdown with Max Holloway, and Holloway is open to a matchup within the close to future. The 2 really shared the Octagon in 2015, however Oliveira suffered an damage early within the combat. Their first assembly additionally occurred earlier than both of them had grown bodily.
We’ll see if a Holloway vs. Oliveira combat finally ends up occurring in the end.
