Oliveira: Arrogance will destroy Makhachev

Former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira expressed confidence that Islam Makhachev will lose to him in the upcoming fight for the vacant belt due to his arrogance.

“There is one thing I want to tell you. They are arrogant and it will kill them. The arrogance of Islam, his manager, former fighters - this will destroy them. No one will ever hit me harder than life hit me.

Due to rheumatism, the doctor told me that I would never fight again, but I was going to your house, my friend, to fight you. To make history, to keep his legacy as UFC lightweight champion. You talk a lot of crap, while I always treated you with respect. It’s better to focus on the task ahead so you don’t complain later. That's all I want to say," the Brazilian said in an interview with MMA Hoje.

The Oliveira-Makhachev fight will take place on October 22 at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi.