MOSCOW, Sep 16 Former champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov believes that Brazilian Charles Oliveira may not come to Abu Dhabi for the UFC 280 tournament, where his fight against Russian Islam Makhachev should take place. On October 22, in Abu Dhabi at the UFC 280 tournament, he will fight for the lightweight title Oliveira. Previously, this belt belonged to Nurmagomedov, who ended his career in October 2020 undefeated (29 wins in 29 fights). “I just think that Charles Oliveira will not appear in Abu Dhabi and the UFC will replace him with Beneil Dariush. Regardless of who will adversary, Islam is on its way to becoming the best in the world,» Nurmagomedov wrote on Twitter. Makhachev is 30 years old with 22 wins and one loss in mixed martial arts. Oliveira is 32 years old with 33 wins and eight losses. At the moment, the unbeaten series of Makhachev and Oliveira are 10 and 11 fights, respectively. In May, Oliveira did not fit into the weight category before the title fight, which is why he was deprived of the championship belt.
