Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira doesn't believe Arman Tsarukyan is capable of defeating current titleholder Islam Makhachev at this stage of his career.
"Arman is a guy who moves you around and keeps you down all the time. It won't work like that with Islam - it's not a fight he can win.
Of course, this is my opinion, but again, we shouldn't forget that we're talking about MMA, where everything is very unpredictable. A guy with his eyes closed can throw a punch and you end up getting knocked out. You throw a takedown, but you get caught in a sub-mission. It's an unpredictable sport, but I think Islam is more experienced, more focused, more hungry and more powerful than Arman," - quotes Oliveira MMA Fighting.
Recall that on April 13 at UFC 300, Tsarukyan defeated Oliveira by split decision and moved up to the top spot in the UFC's top lightweight rankings.
