“Experience matters a lot,” Oliveira said. “I came as a boy among lions and became a lion myself, a very delicate lion. The experience is there, but I will always have this Chute Boxe spirit, always forward, always looking for victory. That is what matters.”
Since losing to the champion in 2019, Tsarukyan has made it clear that he wants to get this rematch. When we spoke to him in Miami ahead of UFC 299, Tsarukyan said: “To be honest, I think about Charles, but sometimes I think: ‘OK, I’m going to win and finally I’m going to fight with Islam Makhachev.’ »
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The 34-year-old Brazilian is not worried about what Tsarukyan might say about future clashes and is not worried about the former champion, as Oliveira knows he is focused on the task at hand and more motivated than ever. ‘he never was.
“It doesn’t matter what he brings to the fight,” Oliveira said. “How I am motivated is important. What matters is how happy I am. It’s important that I have the firepower and can knock him out. I can finish him. It does not matter. I am happy. I’m motivated; That’s the only thing that matters in this fight.
It seems only fitting that someone like Oliveira, who is a fan favorite of the sport, would be placed on such a historic map. And the feeling is mutual for the Chute Boxe product.