Conor McGregor lashes out at UFC rival Charles Oliveira: ‘You are nobody now, you broke bum’

Conor McGregor lashes out at Charles Oliveira you're a nobody now you broke bum UFCLong-linked with an eventual title billing against fellow former lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira, former two-weight UFC gold holder, Conor McGregor has hit out at the Brazilian tonight in a response, after the finishing ace claimed the Dubliner is severely lacking motivation. McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion under the banner of the UFC, […]

Conor McGregor lashes out at Charles Oliveira you're a nobody now you broke bum UFC

Long-linked with an eventual title billing against fellow former lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira, former two-weight UFC gold holder, Conor McGregor has hit out at the Brazilian tonight in a response, after the finishing ace claimed the Dubliner is severely lacking motivation.

McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion under the banner of the UFC, has yet to make his return to the Octagon since headlining UFC 264 back in July of 2021, fracturing his left tibia and fibula against three-time foe and common-opponent, Dustin Poirier in a doctor’s stoppage TKO loss.

As for Oliveira, the current number one ranked lightweight contender is slated to make his own return to the Octagon for his sophomore outing this year at UFC 294 in October in Abu Dhabi, UAE, rematching Islam Makhachev in a lightweight title offing. 

Co-headlining UFC 289 back in June in Canada, Oliveira snapped his winless run in ‘The Great White North’ – as well as the winning streak of perennial contender, Beneil Dariush with a slew of opening round ground strikes for a first round TKO victory. 

Embarking in a late-night tirade on his official X account, former duel-weight champion, McGregor was the subject of a response from Oliveira – after posting “Fighting is MOTIVATION”.

“Lol,” Charles Oliviera posted in response to Conor McGregor. “You’re without motivation more thna 2 years.”

Conor McGregor blasts Charles Oliveira in tirade on his X account

Hitting out at Oliveira – who holds the most submission wins and most overall finishes in the antiquity of the UFC, McGregor claimed the former champion was a “nobody” without his championship strap again.

“Recovering from a leg break, you nobody,” Conor McGregor replied to Charles Oliveira.”You are nobody now, again.”

“Get off that Lamborghini you broke bum,” Conor McGregor posted.

Yet to book his own expected return to the Octagon, McGregor, 35, has called for a symbolic BMF title fight with newly-minted titleholder, Justin Gaethje off the back of his stunning high-kick knockout win over the aforenoted, Poirier at UFC 291.

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Beneil Dariush insists he beats ex-Champion Charles Oliveira in future rematch: ‘I win that fight’

Beneil Dariush claims he beats Charles Oliveira if they rematch again in the UFCIranian grappling talent, Beneil Dariush may have seen his impressive seven-fight winning run halted by former champion, Charles Oliveira earlier this summer in the co-main event of UFC 288, however, insists he would defeat the Brazilian in the future if they share the Octagon again. Dariush, the current number four ranked lightweight contender, most recently […]

Beneil Dariush claims he beats Charles Oliveira if they rematch again in the UFC

Iranian grappling talent, Beneil Dariush may have seen his impressive seven-fight winning run halted by former champion, Charles Oliveira earlier this summer in the co-main event of UFC 288, however, insists he would defeat the Brazilian in the future if they share the Octagon again.

Dariush, the current number four ranked lightweight contender, most recently co-headlined UFC 288 back in June in Canada, suffering a dominant opening round loss to Sao Paulo finisher, Oliveira – with the former undisputed lightweight champion landing a first round ground strikes TKO win.

Off the back of the victory, Oliveira, the current number one ranked contender has booked his return to a title setting, taking on soon-to-be two-time opponent and undisputed gold holder, Islam Makhachev atop UFC 294 in October in Abu Dhabi, UAE. 

Beneil Dariush confident he beats Charles Oliveira in potential UFC rematch

Yet to return to the Octagon since his defeat, Kings MMA staple, Dariush, who has targeted a return to active competition before the close of this year, claimed he would defeat Oliveira if they fight again.

“Yeah, it’s not my first time losing and it’s not my first time rebuilding back up,” Beneil Dariush told UFC Unfiltered during a recent interview. “I’ve done it before. To be honest with you, I’m not sure why the fight [with Charles Oliveira] went the way it did. But like, I don’t feel something was missing that night. I’m going to get that fixed. I’m going to figure it out, and I’m going to show a better version for sure.”

“I really believe, (if) we fight again, I win that fight,” Beneil Dariush continued. “So, I have to work hard. He was about as strong as I thought he was going to be.”

22-5-1 as a professional, Urmia-born contender, Dariush had landed notable consecutive wins over Thiago Moises, Drew Dober, Drakkar Klose, Mateusz Gamrot, and former interim lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson before his defeat to Oliveira. 

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Justin Gaethje wants Charles Oliveira rematch over Islam Makhachev fight: ‘I’d prefer him because he beat me’

Justin Gaethje wants title rematch with Charles Oliveira instead of Islam Makhachev redemption UFC 291UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje wants Charles Oliveira to defeat Islam Mahkahcev to step up the perfect chance of redemption. Last nights clash between Gaethje and Dustin Poirier did not disappoint the pre-fight hype. After what was a competitive first round with narrow misses from both men, Gaethje wasted no time to land the fatal blow […]

Justin Gaethje wants title rematch with Charles Oliveira instead of Islam Makhachev redemption UFC 291

UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje wants Charles Oliveira to defeat Islam Mahkahcev to step up the perfect chance of redemption.

Last nights clash between Gaethje and Dustin Poirier did not disappoint the pre-fight hype. After what was a competitive first round with narrow misses from both men, Gaethje wasted no time to land the fatal blow a minute into the second round.

Gaethje had began to throw the head kick in the first round, but it wasn’t until he put it behind a fake back hand that it landed cleanly. Poirier did not see it coming and send his unconscious body crashing to the floor, forcing referee Herb Dean spring to action before he could receive any more punishment.

The win now sets Gaethje up to face the winner of Makhachev and Oliveira for the lightweight title.

Justin Gaethje hoping for revenge

With Makhchev and Oliveira set to rematch this October in the main event of UFC 294, Gaethje will have to wait until it least the first quarter of 2024 for his shot. However, the 33-year-old doesn’t seem to bothered about that, and is in fact already thinking about having his own rematch with Oliveira.

“I’d prefer Charles because he beat me,” Gaethje said to the media. “I’m a competitor, this chance at redemption was amazing… It drove me to work harder, be ready more, but they’re the best in the world, and I want to fight the best in the world. After the last fight, I couldn’t see Charles winning [against Islam at UFC 294] but I can hope.”

Gaethje and Oliveira squared off at UFC 274 in May of 2022, in which the latter would secure a first-round stoppage. After surviving a couple early knockdowns, Oliveira would land a right hand that would send ‘The Highlight’ to floor and would quickly jump on his back – securing a rear naked choke finish.

However, Gaethje has seemed to add more layers to his game and has had more mature performance in his last two outings.

Justin Gaethje talking to the media following his UFC 294 fight

Who wins in a rematch, Justin Gaethje or Charles Oliveira?

Chael Sonnen claims Justin Gaethje should fight Islam Makhachev at UFC 294: ‘He’s ready to go’

Justin Gaethje should fight Islam Makhachev at UFC 294 he's ready Chael SonnenChael Sonnen is very impressed with Justin Gaethje’s recent performance over Dustin Poirier and is fully convinced that Gaethje is not only ready for UFC 294, but that Gaethje should take Charles Oliveira’s place in fighting Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title. UFC 291 was an absolutely magnificent card, headlined by one of the most […]

Justin Gaethje should fight Islam Makhachev at UFC 294 he's ready Chael Sonnen

Chael Sonnen is very impressed with Justin Gaethje’s recent performance over Dustin Poirier and is fully convinced that Gaethje is not only ready for UFC 294, but that Gaethje should take Charles Oliveira’s place in fighting Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title.

UFC 291 was an absolutely magnificent card, headlined by one of the most desired rematches in years. Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier stepped into the octagon and delivered a truly fantastic fight. Things were so competitive in the first round, and it all looked like things could go either way. The second round started similarly to the first, with neither fighter really gaining a true upper hand. Then, as soon as the round began, it was almost just as quickly that it was over.

Justin Gaethje landed the most picture-perfect headkick to send Poirier crashing to the ground. He followed up the kick with a ferocious hammer fist, and the referee Herb Dead didn’t waste any time: as he soon came baseball sliding in to protect Poirier from more damage and to stop the fight.

Justin Gaethje reigns victorious in the rematch, but now Chael Sonnen is eager to see him quickly turn things around for a title match at UFC 294

So, Justin Gaethje would prevail in the infamous rematch fans had been dying to see for so long. Now, even though he and Poirier are 1-1, many fans, and even Chael Sonnen himself would love to see Gaethje make the quick turnaround for a title fight.

“I’m not positive that Charles Oliveira wants to do that fight,” Sonnen speculated on the ESPN post-fight show. “I don’t want to be a spoiler but I read his Twitter account, he’s saying he wants to fight Conor McGregor next. And the only reason I bring that to you: we at minimum have a backup. We thought that Justin Gaethje or [Dustin] Poirier, whoever came out would be the No. 1 contender. We also thought they’d be hurt. We thought this was going to be a bludgeon. We thought they were gonna be swapping stories in the hospital.”

“This was a surprise finish,” Chael Sonnen continued “He’s (Justin Gaethje is) surprisingly fresh… I think he’s ready to go in.”

“The Charles Oliveira vs. [Islam] Makhachev fight was made because nobody thought — whoever won this fight was not going to make a quick turn to go back,” Anthony Smith added on-air during the post-fight show. “And everyone knows that Gaethje does not like short-notice fights, he likes a lot of time to prepare, he likes a lot of rest. I think that if the matchmakers had known this would possibly be the result, they may have waited a little bit longer to match that Oliveira fight.”

Even Justin Gaethje himself seemed pretty open to the idea of being a backup for the Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira fight, something that is extremely uncharacteristic for him. “I’d want to go watch it, yeah,” he said when asked about Makhachev vs. Oliveira. “I don’t think I’d want to be a backup. Unless they pay me a s— ton of money, then maybe. Maybe.”

Even saying maybe is a far cry from what Gaethje would usually say: which would have been something along the lines of an emphatic no. So, things are looking very interesting in the lightweight division now. Poirier and Justin Gaethje will need to settle their infamous rivalry with a trilogy fight one day, and Gaethje is now a clear-cut number-one contender for the title.

Who would you like to see Justin Gaethje fight next?

Islam Makhachev sits as betting favorite over Charles Oliveira ahead of UFC 294 title rematch

Charles Oliveira backed to KO Islam Makhachev in UFC title rematchFollowing the recent announcement of a lightweight title rematch between Islam Makhachev and former division titleholder, Charles Oliveira for UFC 294 in October, the Russian has opened and is currently sitting comfortably as a distinct betting favorite to successfully emerge from the United Arab Emirates with his championship in tow. Makhachev, the current undisputed lightweight […]

Charles Oliveira backed to KO Islam Makhachev in UFC title rematch

Following the recent announcement of a lightweight title rematch between Islam Makhachev and former division titleholder, Charles Oliveira for UFC 294 in October, the Russian has opened and is currently sitting comfortably as a distinct betting favorite to successfully emerge from the United Arab Emirates with his championship in tow.

Makhachev, the current undisputed lightweight champion, has been sidelined from the Octagon since he headlined UFC 284 back in February in Perth, Australia – landing a successful title defense in a unanimous decision win over featherweight titleholder and pound-for-pound number one, Alexander Volkanovski.

As for Sao Paulo finishing ace, Oliveira the Brazilian returned to the Octagon at UFC 288 back in June, scoring a first round knockout win over Beneil Dariush, finishing the Iranian with a slew of ground strikes.

The win propelled Oliveira back to the winner’s enclosure following a vacant lightweight title fight loss to the previously mentioned, Islam Makhachev at UFC 280 last October in Abu Dhabi.

And ahead of their UFC 294 title re-run in October, across a slew of markets, Islam Makhachev has opened as a large -290 betting favorite to beat Oliveira – with the Brazilian currently sat as a +250 betting underdog. 

Many best apple pay casinos offer wagering and betting on a host of events, including combat sports, if you’re looking to place some money down on this fall’s long-awaited title rematch between Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira. 

Snapping the division-best winning run of Oliveira at UFC 280 back in October of last year, Islam Makhachev, in his first title challenge under the banner of the promotion, submitted the Sao Paulo grappling ace with a stunning second round arm-triangle choke in Abu Dhabi.

Recovering from a niggling injury ahead of a planned return against the aforenoted, Dariush back in May, Oliveira would return in spectacular fashion the following month in Canada – snapping his winless run in ‘The Great White North’ with a stunning opening round knockout win.

Halting the surge of the Kings MMA staple in his return to competition, Chute Boxe MMA contender, Oliveira utilized his grappling in the early goings, before turning on the pressure on the feet – dropping the Iranian en route to a ground strikes TKO win. 

Interestingly to boot, Islam Makhachev opened, maintained, and closed as a significant betting favorite over Oliveira in their first pairing in October of last year in the MIddle East – en route to his second round title-clinching performance against the Brazilian.

A perennial underdog throughout his recent UFC run, Oliveira managed to land vacant spoils against Michael Chandler back in 2021 with a rallying second round KO win.

In December of that year, Oliveira closed as a betting underdog against former interim lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier – submitting the Louisiana native with a standing rear-naked choke back in the third round.

And despite losing his title to the scales at UFC 274 in May of last year, Oliveira – once again closing as a betting underdog, defeating another former interim titleholder, Justin Gaethje with a first round rear-naked choke in enemy territory. 

Islam Makhachev issues chilling warning to Charles Oliveira ahead of UFC 294 title fight: ‘See you soon’

Islam Makhachev warns Charles Oliveira ahead of UFC 294 title fight see you soonFinally slated to make his return to the Octagon in October, reigning lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev has issued a warning to former foe and prior champion, Charles Oliveira, as he prepares to draw the Brazilian in a championship re-run at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Makhachev, the current undisputed lightweight champion, is slated to […]

Islam Makhachev warns Charles Oliveira ahead of UFC 294 title fight see you soon

Finally slated to make his return to the Octagon in October, reigning lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev has issued a warning to former foe and prior champion, Charles Oliveira, as he prepares to draw the Brazilian in a championship re-run at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Makhachev, the current undisputed lightweight champion, is slated to headline UFC 294 on October 21., will draw the current number one ranked challenger, Oliveira in the Middle East, with the pair locking horns for the second time in a year.

Initially, Makhachev managed to mint himself as the undisputed lightweight champion, ending the 12-fight division run of Oliveira with a stunning second round arm-triangle choke in the main event of UFC 280 last October at the Etihad Arena.

Islam Makhachev issues warning to Charles Oliveira ahead of UFC 294 re-run

And now officially booked to make his second attempted title defense, Islam Makhachev returns against the Sao Paulo finisher, with the pair meeting for the second time at UFC 294 in the promotion’s return to the United Arab Emirates.

Successfully defending the lightweight title at the first time of asking at UFC 284 back in February in Perth, Australia, Islam Makhachev defeated undisputed featherweight champion and recently minted pound-for-pound number one, Alexander Volkanovski with a unanimous decision win ‘Down Under’.

Himself returning to the winner’s enclosure at UFC 288 back in June as he snapped his winless run in Canada, Oliveira turned in a dominant first round win over the streaking, Beneil Dariush in ‘The Great White North’ – defeating the Iranian with an opening round ground strikes TKO stoppage. 

Along with Makhachev’s title rematch with Oliveira, the UFC have also confirmed a middleweight clash between undefeated berserker, Khamzat Chimaev, and former title challenger, Paulo Costa is slated for a co-headlining pairing