Charles Oliveira hopes beating Khabib Nurmagomedov’s protege can lure him out of retirement.
Islam Makhachev has been chomping at the bit to fight ex-UFC lightweight champion Oliveira for the vacant title and while the Brazilian wasn’t on board, he’s now open to the idea after hearing Nurmagomedov say Makhachev would take the fight in Brazil and submit him in front of his own fans.