At UFC 317, Charles Oliveira will secure UFC Gold on the second time in his career.
At the most important event on 28 June, Oliveira faces Ilia Topuria for the empty lightweight title in one of the largest fighting of 2025.
'Do Bronx' is certainly no stranger in the spotlight who previously ruled as the 155 pound champion, where he answered many of the questions that surrounded him.
Many believe that his biggest obstacle in this fight is the power that 'El Matador' brings on the table, with Topuria that puts both Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski in his last outings.
After he has already tested on some of the most difficult light weights, this is not a great concern for Oliveira.
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Charles Oliveira says that people had the same doubts about his fight with Justin Gaethje, where he came in a firefight and won
In the three consecutive lightweight title fights in which he came at the top, Charles Oliveira was forced to deal with some of the largest punchers in the division.
He received his hand on every occasion after a number of wild striking fairs where the Elite Fight Finisher was able to recover any damage he did before he brought away his opponents.
'Do Bronx' spoke in an interview with complete violence about how people wondered if he would be able to treat the power of Justin Gaethje prior to their meeting at UFC 274.
Oliveira then entered 'The Highlight' in the opening round, although he did not leave Arizona with the gold that he had lost his belt on the scales.
Gaethje was able to secure a knock -down in that round, but after he also fell, he immediately praised the power of Oliveira in the aftermath of the fight.
“I don't care much about what people say there, in reality that is the reality. I know he is that [Topuria] A man who hits hard, but he is talking about the lightweight category, the harder category. I fought against Justin Gaethje and everyone said he was the man who hit harder, and when I did, he went downstairs. I believe in the power of fire in the hands I have, so let's wait, we will meet on the 28th. '
Charles Oliveira has been stopped four times by strikes in his UFC career
Charles Oliveira has become a very resilient hunter, but this was not always the case.
'Do Bronx' was stopped by strikes during his UFC career during strikes, although his defeat against Max Holloway was the result of a esophageal injury.
Event Opponentufc 218 (2017) Paul Felder – Elbowsufc Fight Night (2015) Max Holloway – TKO due to injury 152 (2012) Cub Swanson – Punchufc Live (2011) Donald Cerrone – TKO
In his wars with people like Justin Gaethje, Oliveira was able to resist some large shots before he returned to finish his opponent.
The concern that some of his fans have is that Ilia Topuria has shown that he is an excellent fight finisher who does not leave people off the hook as soon as he hurt them.