The present state of affairs for Charles Oliveira, who is about to make a comeback at UFC 317 this weekend, has attracted considerations from the Featherweight Kingpin of Alexander Volkanovski when it comes to championship restrictions from notorious weight cuts.
Olivira, a Brazilian star who has returned for the primary time because the finish of final yr, will quickly face the unbeaten Ilia Topria to counter the principle occasion standing usually in the course of the worldwide battle.
And Oliveira, who pre-appeared upfront for a vacant light-weight title battle with the Spanish finisher, was filmed alongside Topria, who cuts weight by the sauna forward of this weekend’s conflict.
Oliveira appeared on stage tonight at a pre-match press convention in Las Vegas, former champion and fan favourite finisher, and was very homosexual and drawn out throughout questions from the assembled media.
Missing weight solely as soon as throughout his second stint at Light-weight, Oliveira was notoriously stripped of his title in the direction of Justin Gaethje’s rear choke victory within the first spherical.
However tonight, Australian star Volkanovsky has accomplished one thing like Topria, and has beforehand competed for gentle weight for gold, expressing concern for Oliveira.
Volkanovsky has insisted that he has questioned the Sao Paulo star’s deal with shifting weight by sauna work.
Alexander Volkanovski asks Charles Oliveira’s Weight Cot Cot Pre-UFC 317
You should not try this (that is early)…If he has to have a press convention late tonight (Charles Oliveira)…I will be a very long time for it to turn out to be dehydrated,” Alexander Volkanovsky instructed Ariel Helwani Non-crowned tonight. “It is best to rehydrate.”
His powers have been translated considerably since returning to gentle in 2017, and in the direction of the boot, Oliveira himself warned that regardless of his personal monster energy, he has by no means been hit laborious by somebody like him.
“Should you assume he has firepower, he is not taking a look at mine. Should you assume he has jiu-jitsu, he is by no means seen mine,” Charles Oliveira instructed assembled media this week. “Inform me. It may occur. I will be the champion once more.”
