Charles Oliveira

Diego Lima, the mentor of former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, said he was not completely satisfied with his mentee's performance in his fight with Arman Tsarukyan.

The Brazilian lost to the Armenian by split decision on April 13 at the UFC 300 show.

"I think in the fight with Tsarukyan we lacked a little bit of aggression. You saw - all the best moments of the fight, when it was close to completion, were from our side. Arman was in a dominant position for a while, but he wasn't very effective. Charles dominated for less time, but was very close to the finish.

He hit Tsarukyan with two good punches in a row and I think he could have knocked him out, but we lacked a little bit of aggression," MMA Mania quoted the specialist as saying.

Former UFC lightweight champion T.J. Dillashaw shared his thoughts on Arman Tsarukyan's performance in his bout with Charles Oliveira.

On April 13 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas, USA, the Armenian defeated the Brazilian by split decision on judges' scorecards and moved up to No. 1 in the promotion's lightweight division rankings.

"I don't think Tsarukyan can sweep the lightweight division. He's strong, but he's not dominant. Oliveira almost beat him with a takedown. Another second and Arman would have given up. Look at the choke attempt from Charles, that was a very tight clinch there. Tsarukyan's shorts came off, that's what saved him. Everyone saw his bare ass, but his shorts came down and saved him. Tsarukian was still pushing Charles' legs, that helped too. If Charles had kept his feet level with Arman's ribs, the fight would have been over. Charles was very close to stoppage," MMA Mania quoted Dillashaw as saying.

Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira talked about his plans after his loss to Arman Tsarukyan.

Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira admitted that at the end of the third round of the fight against Arman Tsarukyan he was celebrating victory.

Recall that the Brazilian caught the Armenian in a tight D'Arce choke hold, but the latter was saved by the final gong.

"There were 30 seconds left. The choke was very tight. Plus, I like that hold. I thought he was passed out, so I even showed my tongue. I was getting excited already. But that's part of fighting, too. My win wasn't meant to be. I threw a guillotine in the first round. I don't miss that position. But Arman is very resilient," - quotes Oliveira MMA Fighting.

Recall, on April 13 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas, USA, Oliveira lost to Tsarukyan by split decision.

Alex Volkanovski, former UFC featherweight champion, reacted to the outcome of the fight between Arman Tsarukyan and Charles Oliveira, former UFC lightweight champion. Alex believes that the referee's decision in this fight is fair.

"Initially I was leaning towards Charles winning. Many were in agreement with me. But Arman showed resilience, got out of several Oliveira sub-misdos and took the victory by judges' decision. Respect to Tsarukyan. And it was a fair decision by the judges," Volkanovski said on his YouTube channel.

Recall that Arman Tsarukyan won against Charles Oliveira only by a split decision of the judges. Their fight took place on April 14 in Las Vegas as part of the anniversary UFC 300.