Former undisputed UFC light-weight champion, Charles Oliveira has claimed he was “disrespected” by the promotion after his notorious scale mishap forward of a slated title protection in opposition to Justin Gaethje again in 2022 — which noticed him stripped of the crown.
Oliveira, the present quantity two ranked light-weight contender, most lately returned to winning-ways at UFC 309 again in November at Madison Sq. Backyard, touchdown a powerful unanimous resolution win over two-fight rival, Michael Chandler.
And linked closely in current weeks with a title rematch with Islam Makhachev following UFC 311, Oliveira additionally advised he would tackle former featherweight champion and past-foe, Max Holloway in a symbolic BMF title rematch — doubtlessly as quickly as Worldwide Struggle Week.
Charles Oliveira claims he was “disrespected” by UFC earlier than Justin Gaethje struggle
Nevertheless, throughout a current look on the JAXXON Podcast, Sao Paulo finisher, Oliveira mirrored on his UFC 274 title struggle with former interim titleholder, Gaethje — wherein he was stopped of the crown previous to the occasion after tipping the scales by .5 kilos after a difficulty with calibration of the gear.
“What the UFC did was straight-up disrespectful;” Charles Oliveira defined. I all the time examine my weight on Thursday, the night time earlier than. So, I already had the boldness… However I used to be already listening to rumors round… That the dimensions was calibrated. I used to be assured once I got here again to the lodge, and I used to be 0.8lbs over… It felt like an ungainly scenario, and I felt disrespected as a result of they took the weigh-in the night time earlier than once they have been messing with the dimensions.”
“They should let me know; I felt disrespected by them not doing it,” Charles Oliveira mentioned. “So, when they said that I had to lose that [weight], I came back to the hotel room and started doing what I needed to do to get some sweat off.”
Necessary Credit score: USA TODAY Sports activities
Headlining the occasion, Oliveira would flip in a primary spherical win over Gaethje, submitting the Arizona striker with a dominant rear-naked choke win, after dropping the title challenger on quite a few events within the first body.
