At UFC 280, Charles Oliveira concedes Islam Makhachev was the superior fighter, but he promises to come back "10 times stronger"

In the main event of UFC 280, former champion Charles Oliveira discussed his defeat to Islam Makhachev.

Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira in a file photo [Image- Twitter]
By Blesson Daniel | Oct 25, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

There are no justifications for Charles Oliveira’s defeat in UFC 280. The former UFC lightweight champion gave some feedback on his performance after being thoroughly outclassed by the newly crowned Islam Makhachev. He also discussed his training camp and his goals for the future.

“There’s not much to say. It wasn’t my day,” Oliveira said in an interview with Combate shortly after UFC 280’s main event. “Islam was better than me on the mat and on the feet. I haven’t had time to watch it yet. I asked the boys some things in the bathroom. He was better than me today. I have to give him credit and go back home. I know myself. I’ll come back 10 times stronger. I have a family and a huge team that will make that happen. We’ll take it back.”

Even though ‘Do Bronx’ acknowledged that Makhachev had the upper hand over him in every facet of the bout, he said that he wouldn’t have changed a thing throughout his training camp.

“I wouldn’t change a thing we did during camp. We did everything really well,” Oliveira said. “I was hitting hard, my mind was strong. In the lockeroom, I was telling my team: ‘Be at peace. It’s already been written. We’ll take what’s ours.’ But we don’t write it, God does. That’s the truth. I’ve learned a lot from it. It wasn’t my time. I think it was my day to lose, to go back home, relax and overcome.”

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Islam Makhachev broke 11 win streak of Charles Oliveira

Oliveira’s defeat against Makhachev ended an 11-fight winning streak that saw victories over some of the top fighters in the lightweight division, including Justin Gaethje, Michael Chandler, Tony Ferguson, and Dustin Poirier. The 33-year-most old’s recent defeat came by TKO to Paul Felder in December 2017, which occurred prior to UFC 280.

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