Charles Oliveira da Silva is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. He currently competes in the Lightweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a former UFC Lightweight Champion.
Charles Oliveira: Misses weight| Missed weight| Stripped
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Notching his 16th UFC win by submission, Oliveira is riding an impressive 11-fight winning streak. He will now get the opportunity to fight for the vacant UFC lightweight title sometime in the future.
In the co-main event, a lackluster championship bout between Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza took place. Outside a few grappling exchanges, the championship bout was largely uneventful.
Missed Weight:
Whether he has the title or not, Charles Oliveira has proven that he is currently the best lightweight on planet Earth. Oliveira took on Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 274 in what was supposed to be his second title defense.
Having missed weight, though, ‘Do Bronx’ was forced to vacate the title, and only a Gaethje win would see a new champion being crowned on the night.
Stripped:
However, ‘The Highlight’ let the Brazilian back up as he thought he had a better chance of finishing the fight on his feet. After back-and-forth exchanges, a right hand by Oliveira connected flush and dropped Gaethje. The former champ immediately pounced on his grounded opponent, putting him in a triangle choke.
When that didn’t work, Oliveira seamlessly transitioned into a rear-naked choke by taking Gaethje’s back and forcing him to tap. This was Oliveira’s 11th win on the trot, and he is now the top contender and will fight for the title next, as confirmed by Dana White.
Oliveira survived early adversity to pick up an emphatic first-round submission victory against ‘The Highlight’ at UFC 274. Heading into the fight, Gaethje claimed that the Brazilian must be wary of his striking prowess and that the best way for Oliveira to win the fight is to take him down.
