Oliveira’s coach Diego Lima expressed confidence that the rematch with Makhachev will take place
Diego Lima, coach of the Brazilian mixed martial artist (MMA) Charles Oliveira, spoke about holding a rematch with Russian Islam Makhachev. His words are quoted by sherdog.com.
Lima expressed confidence that the second meeting with Makhachev would take place sooner or later. “Now Charles is training harder than ever. If the revenge takes place, I bet it will turn out differently, ”he added.
On the night of October 23, Makhachev defeated Oliveira at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi. The Russian defeated his opponent with a choke hold and became the lightweight champion of the organization.
During his career, 31-year-old Makhachev had 25 fights, suffered one defeat and won 24 victories (12 of them in a row). The 33-year-old Oliveira has 43 fights, 9 losses and 33 wins. Another fight with his participation was declared invalid.
Source: Lenta
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