Charles Oliveira is open to the opportunity of transferring again to 145 kilos for the correct struggle.
For now, Oliveira is firmly centered on the light-weight division, and for good motive. He’s scheduled to face Max Holloway in the principle occasion of UFC 326 on March seventh, with the BMF Championship on the road.
Throughout a latest fan Q&A session, Oliveira was requested about the opportunity of returning to featherweight. He didn’t decide to a return to the division, however didn’t rule out the likelihood (through MMAFighting).
“Generally I speak to my boss and take into consideration happening to 145, however I do not know if I can go as much as 145 anymore,” Oliveira stated (h/t Canal Encarada). “I do not know…I believe it will be simpler to go as much as 170. I do not know if I can go to 145 anymore. It might be good for my legacy and my story if I had a struggle with Conor McGregor, which might be nice, however my full focus proper now’s mild. Win now and get one other shot on the title.”
The previous UFC light-weight champion went on to say that he must be tempted by an enormous struggle to return to featherweight.
“I believe I can nonetheless rating 145 factors,” Oliveira stated. “If it is for a title…I do not know if it was a dream I simply had or one thing in my creativeness. Now I am going to win the (BMF) belt and struggle for the (light-weight) title on the finish of the 12 months. After which I am going to surrender each titles and drop all the way down to 145 to struggle for that belt. However I do not know if I used to be dreaming or simply being loopy. I do not know. I am going to perceive.”
Oliveira has a historical past of struggling to make weight for fights at 145 kilos. He dropped weight a number of occasions within the weight class. It stays to be seen whether or not he could make the suitable changes.
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