Oliveira assessed Tsarukyan's chances in the fight against Makhachev
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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.
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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.