Diego Lima, trainer of former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, announced that his ward wants to have a rematch with Islam Makhachev until Ramadan.
“Charles wants the rematch with Makhachev to take place in March before Ramadan, so that will be our main goal. But if the UFC wants us to wait until Ramadan, we will do it. We are in no hurry. The most important thing for us is that Charles fights Islam next time. The March fight will be our priority, but certainly one of Charles’ desires is to fight for the belt in front of his home fans. The UFC has already announced the main fight of UFC 299 as O’Malley vs. Vera 2. UFC 300 will probably be headlined by the McGregor vs. Chandler fight, and April is already Ramadan, so perhaps UFC 301 is in May,” the specialist said.
