ABU DHABI – To what may be a surprise to many, Charles Oliveira is not ruling out a return to the featherweight division.
The Brazilian expressed his interest in one day fighting at 145 once again on Wednesday, ahead of his lightweight championship bout against Islam Makhachev at Saturday’s UFC 280. When asked about a potential fight against UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, Oliveira (33-8 MMA, 21-8 UFC) suggested a two-fight series.
“First of all, we’re going to focus on what’s going to happen here on this fight in particular,” Oliveira told MMA Junkie and other reporters through an interpreter at the UFC 280 media day on Wednesday. “My timing is that we fight in Brazil afterward, regardless.
