MOSCOW, 5 Jul. Former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov spoke about a potential fight between Russian Islam Makhachev and Brazilian Charles Oliveira. The UFC will say Brazil — well, we like it. Let's go to Brazil. Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo… Go there, fight a Brazilian champion and finish him in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu style, what do you say? I like! Think it's difficult? I believe that Islam will finish Oliveira on the ground. Will you judge me for believing in Islam? You know, I once fought in Sao Paulo against Thiago Tavares. It was a quick fight, one and a half minutes — boom! Before the fight, everyone said that I would die, and after that everyone took pictures with me. The same will happen in the Makhachev fight — let's do it,» Khabib said.
According to foreign media, the lightweight title fight Oliveira — Makhachev can take place in October at a numbered tournament in Abu Dhabi.