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Attempting to earn his first championship fight under the promotion’s banner next month at UFC 300, surging Armenian contender, Arman Tsarukyan claims that while former champion, Charles Oliveira presents a tricky stylistic matchup for the division – the Brazilian is simply “nothing special” overall. 

Tsarukyan, the current number four ranked lightweight contender, enters his officially billed title eliminator clash with Oliveira in the midst of an impressive three fight winning run, most recently stopping common-foe, Beneil Dariush a one-sided first round KO loss inside just a minute in their UFC Fight Night Austin main event in December.

As for Oliveira, the Sao Paulo finishing star has been sidelined since last June, where he returned to the winner’s enclosure with an eye-catching first round win of his own over Iranian-born challenger, Dariush, with a ground strikes TKO success. 

Charles Oliveira’s ability played down by Arman Tsarukyan

And drawing the streaking Tsarukyan next month in a main card opener at UFC 300 in Las Vegas, Oliveira, who along with the European will vie for a title rematch with Islam Makhachev, has had his ability played down by his incoming foe.

“Charles (Oliveira) is good at one thing: taking his opponent’s back and choking him out from that position,” Arman Tsarukayn told Red Corner MMA. “He has long limbs, so he’s good at taking the back, locking the triangle, and finishing the submission. But overall, he’s nothing special.”

“He has some tricks when pulling guard, but nothing extraordinary,” Arman Tsarukyan explained. “He’s got a great back-mount game where he chokes everybody out. This morning, we worked on these types of situations – what I should do if I get caught in that position. We’re working on it, but we shouldn’t let this happen in the fight.”

Who wins at UFC 300 next month: Charles Oliveira or Arman Tsarukyan?

Ramping up his preparations for his officially-billed title eliminator fight with former champion, Charles Oliveira at UFC 300 in April, surging lightweight force, Arman Tsarukyan braved the conditions – diving into and swimming in a ice-cold freezing lake ahead of the pivotal clash as he continues training camp.

Tsarukyan, the current number four ranked lightweight contender, most recently headlined UFC Austin back in December, turning in a devastating first round KO win over perennial contender, Beneil Dariush.

As for Oliveira, the former undisputed lightweight champion has been sidelined since last June at UFC 289, snapping his winless run in Canada with a similarly blistering first round win over common-foe, Dariush, stopping the Iranian with ground strikes for a TKO triumph. 

Arman Tsarukyan swims in 20 below conditions ahead of UFC 300

And drawing Sao Paulo finisher, Oliveira at UFC 300 in April, Armenian contender, Tsarukyan was spotted diving into a freezing ice lake ahead of the bout – taking preparations for his championship eliminator to a whole new level. 

“Arman Tsarukyan swimming in ICE cold water ahead of his UFC 300 fight vs. Charles Oliveira.” 

Arman Tsarukyan swimming in ICE cold water ahead of his UFC 300 fight vs Charles Oliveira.

[@arm_011 IG]#MMA #UFC pic.twitter.com/Zk1FnhiJMv

— MMA Frenzy (@mma_frenzy) January 28, 2024

Enjoying a largely roughshod run through lightweight contenders besides Mateusz Gamrot, and current undisputed gold holder, Islam Makhachev, Tsarukyan has landed victories of note over Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Matt Frevola, Joel Alvarez, Damir Ismagulov, and Joaquim Silva to name a few. 

Slated to headline UFC 294 back in October in a championship rematch fight with the aforenoted common-foe, Makhachev, Oliveira – the promotion’s most prolific finisher and submission threat, was forced from the bout after suffering a nasty laceration in the weeks leading up to the bout. 

Who wins at UFC 300: Charles Oliveira or Arman Tsarukyan?

Ramping up his preparations for his officially-billed title eliminator fight with former champion, Charles Oliveira at UFC 300 in April, surging lightweight force, Arman Tsarukyan braved the conditions – diving into and swimming in a ice-cold freezing lake ahead of the pivotal clash as he continues training camp.

Tsarukyan, the current number four ranked lightweight contender, most recently headlined UFC Austin back in December, turning in a devastating first round KO win over perennial contender, Beneil Dariush.

As for Oliveira, the former undisputed lightweight champion has been sidelined since last June at UFC 289, snapping his winless run in Canada with a similarly blistering first round win over common-foe, Dariush, stopping the Iranian with ground strikes for a TKO triumph. 

Arman Tsarukyan swims in 20 below conditions ahead of UFC 300

And drawing Sao Paulo finisher, Oliveira at UFC 300 in April, Armenian contender, Tsarukyan was spotted diving into a freezing ice lake ahead of the bout – taking preparations for his championship eliminator to a whole new level. 

“Arman Tsarukyan swimming in ICE cold water ahead of his UFC 300 fight vs. Charles Oliveira.” 

Arman Tsarukyan swimming in ICE cold water ahead of his UFC 300 fight vs Charles Oliveira.

[@arm_011 IG]#MMA #UFC pic.twitter.com/Zk1FnhiJMv

— MMA Frenzy (@mma_frenzy) January 28, 2024

Enjoying a largely roughshod run through lightweight contenders besides Mateusz Gamrot, and current undisputed gold holder, Islam Makhachev, Tsarukyan has landed victories of note over Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Matt Frevola, Joel Alvarez, Damir Ismagulov, and Joaquim Silva to name a few. 

Slated to headline UFC 294 back in October in a championship rematch fight with the aforenoted common-foe, Makhachev, Oliveira – the promotion’s most prolific finisher and submission threat, was forced from the bout after suffering a nasty laceration in the weeks leading up to the bout. 

Who wins at UFC 300: Charles Oliveira or Arman Tsarukyan?

Former undisputed lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira initially opened as a surprising betting underdog to beat the surging, Arman Tsarukyan in their confirmed UFC 300 battle in April. And two weeks on the from official announcement of the bout, the Brazilian still remains a decent betting dog to beat the Armenian.

Oliveira, the current number one ranked lightweight contender, has been sidelined from the Octagon since he co-headlined UFC 289 back in June of last year in Canada, ending the nine-fight winning run of streaking Iranian contender, Beneil Dariush. 

For Tsarukyan, the grappling force turned in a blistering opening round win of his own back in December in a UFC Fight Night Austin headliner – stopping Dariush with a thunderous right hook KO in the opening minute of their clash.

And slated to make his comeback in an officially billed title-eliminator against Tsarukyan, Sao Paulo native, Charles Oliveira remains a surprising +170 betting underdog to beat the former – who is currently riding a -205 line as a favorite to win against the Brazilian.

Charles Oliveira betting underdog to beat Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300

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Expected to make his return to the Octagon at UFC 294 following his title-eliminator win over Dariush back in June, a nasty laceration above his right eyebrow forced Charles Oliveira from a championship rematch with Islam Makhachev last October.

Fighting the Russian pound-for-pound kingpin back in October the year prior, Charles Oliveira saw his division-best run of 11 straight victories snapped by the American Kickboxing Academy – who wrapped up a stunning second round arm-triangle submission win in the pair’s vacant title meeting.

Himself looking to earn a title fight rematch of his own against Makhachev, Armenian-born contender, Tsarukyan made his UFC bow against the Russian against the former back in 2019 – earning Fight of the Night honors en route to a close decision loss. 

The perennial underdog, opening as the betting dog against both Michael Chandler and Dustin Poirier during his recent Octagon tenure, Charles Oliveira, the promotion’s most prolific submission artist and outright finisher, landed a vacant title fight win back in 2021 against the Missouri native.

Becoming the first man to finish Chandler by way of knockout since his 2021 move from Bellator MMA, Oliviera rallied to do so in Texas, before becoming the second fighter to stop Poirier by submission – following a prior rear-naked choke win by Hall of Fame star and Makhachev’s training partner, Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Suffering losses to just Makhachev and incoming UFC 299 feature, Mateusz Gamrot during his stay in the Octagon, Tsarukyan has turned in notable names such as Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Matt Frevola, Davi Ramos, Joel Alvarez, Damir Ismagulov, and Dariush since his arrival. 

UFC 300 takes place on April 12. from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a slew of high-profile fights and title outings already confirmed for the flagship showcase in ‘Sin City’.

Former undisputed lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira is slated for his return to the Octagon in April as part of a massive UFC 300 card – in the form of an official title-eliminator clash with the surging, Arman Tsarukyan on April 13. from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Oliveira, the current number one ranked lightweight contender, has been sidelined from the Octagon since he co-headlined UFC 289 last June in Canada, landing a blistering first round TKO win over common-foe, Beneil Dariush to snap his duct in ‘The Great White North’.

As for Armenian contender, Tsarukyan, the surging challenger headlined UFC Austin back in December against Dariush, laying waste to the Kings MMA staple with a brutal opening minute KO win.

Charles Oliveira meets Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300

UFC CEO, Dana White confirming the pairing of Charles Oliviera and Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300, as well as revealing the victor is set to fight the undisputed lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev next in a rematch – who is reportedly still recovering from an undisclosed injury suffered.

IM BAAAAAAACK!!!

Two more fight announcements #UFC299 5-round co-main, Poirier vs Saint-Denis#UFC300 Number one contender fight, Oliveira vs Tsarukyan pic.twitter.com/aSPZtGEnAT

— danawhite (@danawhite) January 8, 2024

Initially scheduled to make his return to the Octagon at UFC 294 back in October in a title fight rematch with Makhachev, Brazilian finisher, Oliveira was forced from the re-run after he suffered a nasty laceration over his right eyebrow just two weeks out from his fight with Makhachev, forcing his withdrawal.

As for Tsarukyan, the charging lightweight contender suffered a close decision loss to Makhachev in his first-ever Octagon appearance back in 2019 – with the duo both earning post-event Fight of the Night bonuses.

UFC 300 takes place on April 13. from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and with the addition of Charles Oliveira onto the card, the flagship event now features the Brazilian alongside two fellow former gold holders, in the form of light heavyweight force, Jiri Prochazka, and former bantamweight king, Aljamain Sterling. 

Who wins at UFC 300: Charles Oliveira or Arman Tsarukyan?