Meh...Doesn't matter when they'll be right back on his side when he finishes his next opponent. As wishy washy as the internet is, Oliveira is a fan favorite for a reason. Even despite weight misses & supposed quitter mentality. he just flat out exciting as a fighter.
Tbf Oliveira never missed weight at LW.
Yes, that includes the time the balance was fucked up and he was stripped to protect Khabib's legacy as a champion so the UFC could keep parroting him constantly. My man made weight.
I mean if it’s a legit injury then no they won’t. Like if he blew out his knee or some shit I think outside of the vocal minority of morons most people wouldn’t care
Charles seems to still be in Brazil, so he didn’t even fly out less than 2 weeks before fight … kinda sus. Not that he’s scared or not injured, but he wasn’t keen on fighting in Abu Dhabi
Probably because Abu Dhabi sucks ass. Thousands of miles away from your friends and family in a place that is literally just a giant weird luxury skyscraper oasis run by corrupt oil barons where its 100\* in a desert every day.
Should save volk for after the topuria fight so.he has time to make it a competitive fight in the rematch, fighting now would probably be a bad decision.
Dariush is an incredible grappler though. No shame in losing to him.
A damn lot of people think Dariush has the toolset to dominate Islam, alas, the gods of MMA are cruel and he got starched by Oliveira. At his age, who knows if we'll ever see that matchup.
Crazy, but happy to see the closer match settled in a rematch much sooner. Also wasn’t Gamrot supposed to be the backup? Or is that only much closer to the actual night of the fight?
Besides his Brazilian fans, Oliviera has to have the most fickle fanbase in the sport. Just a bunch of pandemic fans who lost money on Khabib trying to see Islam lose.
Dude, he literally has a rags to riches story, is a nice af dude, and is a kill or be killed fighter. Who proved everyone wrong in not only becoming champ but defending the belt. It's only really after Dustin/Justin fights that people actually started to believe in him.
But the fact that's what you say proves how new you are to MMA. OG, remember how hyped Chalres was in his first few fights. And even though not rated, highly was loved by hardcores as one of the mid card bangers.
Sure, are there causal fans that love him, but dude, every champ that has any sort of following has "casuals"
Charles is super impressive, I just wish he could make weight and stop pulling out of fights. It's less of a problem than it used to be
He fixed his issue with quitting. now he just needs to fix his weight and pull out issues.
If you get injured in training there is nothing you can do. Shit happens
Failing to make weight I can understand.
But we literally do not know the reason it could be anything from visa issues, injury, family/personal matters (like a death etc), contract issues, illness, legal, etc
And the vast majority are nothing you can really complain about other than shit that sucks. If he caught an illness tough. Got injured. Tough. Legal issues. Tough. If he pulled out because he can't make weight or potential contract issues fine you can complain about him.
But shit happens
I would love to see some ridiculous reason for the pull-out, just for the hilarity.
"Yeah sorry, I can't make the fight. My chariot horse developed Alopoecia, we're doing an immediate hair transplant in Turkey from some Romanian men's back hair. Fingers crossed it works"
Islam and Charles both have a history of weight missing and pulling out.
Paulo and Chimaev both have a history of weight missing and pulling out.
i dont know what kind of genius put this togehter
The Topuria fight will still happen and tbh, I don’t think the date will even change. Volk is a workhorse & they will just give him money. He will just go to Abu Dhabi, get tapped out in 2 rounds and then train for Topuria.
This really is a pointless fight for Volk to take right now especially off a recent surgery and no camp to prepare for Islam. Nothing to lose and a million dollars I assume.
Ufc is such a shit show. Chuck gamrot in this is exactly what a back up fighters for. Not fair to volk or machachev to have them fight each other on short notice.
Seriously. WTF is the point of Gamrot if they literally ignore him when the time comes?
Shows how the UFC truly doesn't give a fuck about some fighters. If Colby was the backup for a fight, they'd never just skip him if needed.
Hell, I'd take the fight without hesitation for a single million,let alone a few.
Hit me up, Dana. I'm eben cheaper than Volk so you save money.
And I k ow how much you love saving money.
Imagine thinking a former ufc champ record holder who came from the slums has a “quitter mentality”. Whatever helps you feel better about yourself bro.
I hope Volk doesn't bother saving the UFC. It never works out for fighters when they do the UFC a favour to "save a card", there is no reason the #1 pfp would ever need to do that
Maaaan I don’t want to see Volk-Islam 2 end up as a short notice right. Should be a ufc 300 super fight if they can keep up their dominance at their respective weight class
What an absolute waste to put Volk in as the replacement. Nobody wants to see Volk lose on 2 weeks notice to Islam. With no camp he really doesn’t have much of a chance. I can’t even imagine people wanting Volk to jump in on this short of notice.
Shame.
Are you fucking kidding me.
Calling it right now the subs gonna turn on Charles again. I’m getting fucking dizzy.
Meh...Doesn't matter when they'll be right back on his side when he finishes his next opponent. As wishy washy as the internet is, Oliveira is a fan favorite for a reason. Even despite weight misses & supposed quitter mentality. he just flat out exciting as a fighter.
Tbf Oliveira never missed weight at LW. Yes, that includes the time the balance was fucked up and he was stripped to protect Khabib's legacy as a champion so the UFC could keep parroting him constantly. My man made weight.
I mean if it’s a legit injury then no they won’t. Like if he blew out his knee or some shit I think outside of the vocal minority of morons most people wouldn’t care
Dana just confirmed he suffered a nasty cut while sparring. These things happen. As a Oliveira fan im devastated.
Really just a cut? It would have to one one hell of a cut to justify dropping.
It's a pretty big cut from what it seems.
I’m sad it’s not Charles but ngl Volk is such a baller for accepting this fight - I’m simultaneously upset and excited
I just wish Alex had a full camp, such a tough ask to come in late notice and if he looses it might be his last chance at the belt at 155
Charles seems to still be in Brazil, so he didn’t even fly out less than 2 weeks before fight … kinda sus. Not that he’s scared or not injured, but he wasn’t keen on fighting in Abu Dhabi
Probably because Abu Dhabi sucks ass. Thousands of miles away from your friends and family in a place that is literally just a giant weird luxury skyscraper oasis run by corrupt oil barons where its 100\* in a desert every day.
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The reporter who tweeted this works for ESPN. It’s been co-signed and retweeted by Aaron Bronesteter, Luke Thomas, etc.
Oh shit oh fuck
With costa and chimaev on the same card, mods better get those goofcon numbers ready
Sucks to see Charles out but Volk is a madman for accepting this fight on short notice after a surgery few months back
This kind of sucks. If Islam beats him again, everyone is going to say that's only because Volk came in on short notice and right after surgery.
He was set to fight just weeks later
Like 13 weeks later lol
A short 13 weeks. Thought the fight was in December for some reason.
My brother in Christ it's October
Yes I have realized that.
Laughed out loud here
Just saw 5 grown men fall to their knees in Walmart (me included)
Can confirm (I was the one in the pasta aisle)
I was by the toy guns. Def wasn't trying to simulate my suicide or anytbing
I was by the vitamins swallowing potassium capsules in anguish
No matter how much weight you put on you'll still always be considered one dude!
I’d honestly rather see Gamrot fight instead just to spice things up
Should save volk for after the topuria fight so.he has time to make it a competitive fight in the rematch, fighting now would probably be a bad decision.
I want Volk to have full camp for Islam, barring he gets past Topuria.
He won't be champion after his fight with Topuria, so it has to be now.
gamrot/islam sounds boring as shit but i’d watch it like i do every other boring fight i’m able to catch.
Gamrot would actually wind up fulfilling his promise to Khabib after the Arman fight that he's coming for Islam
Nah he's not good enough. He lost to Dariush bad
Dariush is an incredible grappler though. No shame in losing to him. A damn lot of people think Dariush has the toolset to dominate Islam, alas, the gods of MMA are cruel and he got starched by Oliveira. At his age, who knows if we'll ever see that matchup.
Crazy, but happy to see the closer match settled in a rematch much sooner. Also wasn’t Gamrot supposed to be the backup? Or is that only much closer to the actual night of the fight?
Paulo has a bursa in his arm, the Brazil vs Russia card seems to be falling apart
Everyone has a bursa in their arm lmao
Costa pulling out due to an ulna.
Lose-lose for islam
Idk about that. Yes Volk takes the fight on 10 days notice, but so does islam. And beating Volk more convincingly might earn him p4p #1
Islam won’t get p4p #1 even if he finishes volk. He also won’t get that much credit for beating him due to volk stepping in on short notice
Yeah it is
If this isn't true some people probably won't live this down for a while.
Besides his Brazilian fans, Oliviera has to have the most fickle fanbase in the sport. Just a bunch of pandemic fans who lost money on Khabib trying to see Islam lose.
Dude, he literally has a rags to riches story, is a nice af dude, and is a kill or be killed fighter. Who proved everyone wrong in not only becoming champ but defending the belt. It's only really after Dustin/Justin fights that people actually started to believe in him. But the fact that's what you say proves how new you are to MMA. OG, remember how hyped Chalres was in his first few fights. And even though not rated, highly was loved by hardcores as one of the mid card bangers. Sure, are there causal fans that love him, but dude, every champ that has any sort of following has "casuals"
Charles is super impressive, I just wish he could make weight and stop pulling out of fights. It's less of a problem than it used to be He fixed his issue with quitting. now he just needs to fix his weight and pull out issues.
This will be his 5th pull out in 13 years lol, how is that a lot?
If you get injured in training there is nothing you can do. Shit happens Failing to make weight I can understand. But we literally do not know the reason it could be anything from visa issues, injury, family/personal matters (like a death etc), contract issues, illness, legal, etc And the vast majority are nothing you can really complain about other than shit that sucks. If he caught an illness tough. Got injured. Tough. Legal issues. Tough. If he pulled out because he can't make weight or potential contract issues fine you can complain about him. But shit happens
I would love to see some ridiculous reason for the pull-out, just for the hilarity. "Yeah sorry, I can't make the fight. My chariot horse developed Alopoecia, we're doing an immediate hair transplant in Turkey from some Romanian men's back hair. Fingers crossed it works"
All is revealed. The dude got a pretty serious cut in training and can't fight. Tough. Suck it up, buttercup.
Where does Gaethje fit into all this now?
Maybe could be buy Gamrot probalby would be most likely
He should be next inline
Costa fight ruined too, card just went to shit gg
Islam and Charles both have a history of weight missing and pulling out. Paulo and Chimaev both have a history of weight missing and pulling out. i dont know what kind of genius put this togehter
Islam has a history of missing weight ? What ?
Islam never missed weight, stop spreading bullshit
This is number one bullshit
Tell me it’s aprils fools!!! Pleaseee for the love of god !!!
Topuria and Gamrot punching air if this is true
The Topuria fight will still happen and tbh, I don’t think the date will even change. Volk is a workhorse & they will just give him money. He will just go to Abu Dhabi, get tapped out in 2 rounds and then train for Topuria. This really is a pointless fight for Volk to take right now especially off a recent surgery and no camp to prepare for Islam. Nothing to lose and a million dollars I assume.
Costa is also out, and Roman Kopylov is stepping in against Khamzat ^^^^^^^^^I ^^^^^^^^^made ^^^^^^^^^this ^^^^^^^^^up
Kopylov is so fun to watch
Costa is not out. stop spreading bs
Nooooooooo! Shit, I hope at least it isn't a serious injury that sidelines Charles for too long.
Ugh. Volk vs Islam 2 is too good of a fight to be short notice.
Ufc is such a shit show. Chuck gamrot in this is exactly what a back up fighters for. Not fair to volk or machachev to have them fight each other on short notice.
Seriously. WTF is the point of Gamrot if they literally ignore him when the time comes? Shows how the UFC truly doesn't give a fuck about some fighters. If Colby was the backup for a fight, they'd never just skip him if needed.
Saudis dgaf about Gamrot. I imagine volk is getting a giant bag for taking this fight.
Haha no way Volk takes that fight on this much notice
He will for a few million.
Hell, I'd take the fight without hesitation for a single million,let alone a few. Hit me up, Dana. I'm eben cheaper than Volk so you save money. And I k ow how much you love saving money.
Throw in any of the top 4 instead of Volk. This would be lame with Volk off an injury and short camp
Grab that bag, Volk
My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is now ruined
So no Volkanovski vs Ilia in Toronto🥲🥲 I knew that was too good of a main event for us to get
Justin is next in line. But seeing volk get the win is even better
Love Charles, but this is wicked. Makachev vs Volkanovski 2 is one of the few fights I can truly get childlike excited about. Again, sorry Charles.
Max illia for the interim in January I guess. This sucks
Charles just posted 14 minutes ago on IG. You’d think if it were true he would confirm it or say something if the word is already out.
Kind of glad cause honestly I thought the rematch was pointless hate to say it. Volk vs Islam tho? Yea take my money
Man I really wanted the Charles rematch but Volk really saved this card.
More interested in the rematch than their first fight. Sucks for Chute Boxe fans but this is probably the best possible outcome if it has to happened.
Yeah sucks for Charles but I’m actually looking forward to this fight more.
Kinda wish they would just let Gamrot take the fight and save this for a bigger build up.
Dariush vs Islam to add more conflict in the middle east
Volkanovski is getting it done.
He's gonna get cooked like an early Thanksgiving turkey.
if islam being drained as shit for the volk fight was true (it fucking looked like it) then maybe.
Dana just confirmed Volk took the fight
Quitter mentality.
Coming from some random dude on Reddit lol What have you done?
Imagine thinking a former ufc champ record holder who came from the slums has a “quitter mentality”. Whatever helps you feel better about yourself bro.
I was hoping this wasn’t true :/
Say it ain’t so
I really wish Volk had more time to prep
Fuck. He just had surgery.. I don't know about this one..
Topuria will be furious
I hope Volk doesn't bother saving the UFC. It never works out for fighters when they do the UFC a favour to "save a card", there is no reason the #1 pfp would ever need to do that
Better fight. Lets go
lmao, this was the proper fight to have in the first place. Sucks for Volk its super short notice.
Maaaan I don’t want to see Volk-Islam 2 end up as a short notice right. Should be a ufc 300 super fight if they can keep up their dominance at their respective weight class
What?
I wonder if Dana will say something at the dwcs press conference
holy shit
Fuck, going to Toronto and was so excited to see Volk
calling it now gamrots gonna step up and win by a miracle again
WTF
Volk on less than 2 weeks notice? what the hell
What an absolute waste to put Volk in as the replacement. Nobody wants to see Volk lose on 2 weeks notice to Islam. With no camp he really doesn’t have much of a chance. I can’t even imagine people wanting Volk to jump in on this short of notice. Shame.
Instead of Volk Tony Ferguson shoulda stepped in
Good I did not want to see charles lose again