“Better a pretty fat ** check”

Justin Gage Hopefully, Charles Oliveira’s salary will be enough to fight Islam Makhachev in Abu Dhabi. Oliviera will face the Dagestanis in a lightweight title fight at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on October 22.

According to Gaethje, climatic conditions, along with food and water, will give Makhachev some sort of home-field advantage. However, after a poor title fight with “do Bronx”, “The Highlight” believes the Brazilian will not be ruled by Makhachev. Gaethje told MMA reporter Nick Peet at UFC 278:

“Abu Dhabi. Home field advantage in a way. I mean, time zone, food, water. Abu Dhabi is different. If I were Charles, you know, they could have paid me enough. , but he better get pretty fat for a ** check because, you know, why? Why go there? But I’m in that cage with him [Oliveira], I have to believe, that Makhachev will never dominate him. “

Watch Gaethje’s interview with Peet below:

Gaethje was previously in Khabib Nurmagomedov, Makhachev’s predecessor UFC 254 in Abu Dhabi. “Highlight” was defeated by the former lightweight champion en route to a second-round submission loss.

“A cage is the same anywhere in the world” – Charles Oliveira fighting Islam Makhchev in Abu Dhabi

Charles Oliveira did not shy away from demanding a title fight with Islam Makhachev over Conor McGregor. Nonetheless, the Brazilians eventually relented and agreed to fight the Dagestanis in the neutral zone of New York.

However, the uncrowned UFC champion didn’t get his wish, with the bout scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi. Khabib Nurmagomedov admitted, Abu Dhabi is home to the Dagestan Brigade. Meanwhile, Oliveira’s coach Diego Lima Highlights an example of biased judgment Also explain the Brazilian’s reluctance to fight in Abu Dhabi.

However, Oliveira now appears to have accepted the location of his next title fight. While “Doing the Bronx” admits that things aren’t going the way he hoped, he also doesn’t think the locations will be much different. Oliveira recently told Brazil to export PVT:

“I don’t want this fight. Everybody knows it. I want to get paid big money from another fight. But everybody knows I’m a UFC employee. You can’t escape that. So we try to do it from every angle. Negotiations. I tried New York because it’s a neutral place. But the battle is decided there [Abu Dhabi]. But honestly, the cage is the same everywhere in the world. “

Watch Charles Oliveira’s interview with PVT below: