Charles Oliveira and his crew are hoping to sneak again into the light-weight title image in opposition to reigning 155-pound champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 308 in October, because of a disciplinary suspension handed all the way down to No. 1 ranked contender, Arman Tsarukyan, late final month in Las Vegas.
Tsarukyan defeated the previous champ by cut up choice at UFC 300.
“Charles and I would like the belt, and now with Arman suspended there’s no different names than Charles Oliveira,” Coach Diego Lima lately advised Ag Battle. “Charles is second within the rankings, and when you take a look at the rankings, there’s nobody to struggle with Makhachev. So the reality is with Arman out of the sport I consider there isn’t a one at 155 to struggle Makhachev apart from Charles. So it’s actually what we would like, it’s what Charles desires.”
Oliveira was submitted by Makhachev at UFC 280.
“I’m the one combating for the title subsequent,” Tsarukyan (22-3) wrote on Twitter. “The remainder of you possibly can sit down #AndNew.”
Hopefully a chair stays open for No. 6 ranked Michael Chandler, who additionally claimed to be within the operating for a light-weight title shot.
Tsarukyan, 27, drew a nine-month suspension for slugging a feisty fan throughout his UFC 300 walkout again in April, a timeline that would go away him ineligible for Makhachev in October. That mentioned, “Ahalkalakets” can cut back his penalty by three months if he completes a video on anti-bullying (extra on that right here).
Goodbye Arman … hiya Alex?
