
Last June 29 Charles Oliveira suffered one of the most painful defeats of his career. The Brazilian was knocked out in the first round by Elia Topuria and thus lost the chance to regain the title Lightweight champion belt Which he lost in May 2022.
The Bronx He could Making amends for the defeat a few weeks ago to Matthäus GamrotWho defeated him by submission in the second round in front of his fans in Rio de Janeiro last October. The former Brazilian champion has shown this time and time again He knows how to get up after falling.
During an MMA seminar at the training center Redens Lima in Brazil, The activist admitted his mistakes in front of his students Which led to his defeat at UFC 31. “I was stupid. The guy is shorter than me, he’s a boxer. What was I supposed to do?” I had to stay away from him and kick him and force him to move on. Then try to remove,” he admitted. The Bronx.
“But what did I think? I’ll throw him down and put my hand on him. I just put my hand on him.” He put his hand on me first. These are the things that happen. It’s part of the fight. I have come back stronger,” he affirmed in front of the eyes of the symposium attendees.
Oliveira, 36, has a 36-11 record with Nearly fifty battles behind him. In his final battle against Jamrot, The Bronx I was able to expand its scope He is recorded as the fighter with the most finishes (21) and submissions (17) in UFC history, and in addition, he received another bonus on the night for his performance. Despite the defeat to Topuria, Oliveira appears to be sticking around for a while.