As soon as it is confirmed The struggle between Topuria ulli and Charles Oliveira as a competitor of the light title Bets quickly opted for “The Matador”. Although Oliveira “do Bronxs” does not miss merits in his long career as a fighter – he was champion of the division, he is the current number two and also the fighter with the most end of the UFC– The followers give the Hispanic-Georgian as a very favorite In the struggle for the title of slight weight in the Estar struggle of UFC 317 on June 28th.
However, for Beneil dariush —In acute number in the 155 pounds ranking – the duel will be more closed than expected. “I think the struggle is much more strange than people believe,” Dariush said in an interview on the submission. “Charles is really difficult. He has a good chin, good Jiu-Jitsu, great success, And what will be difficult for Ilyia is that Charles’ success is very dangerous against good boxers, “explained the American Iranian ancestors fighter.
Dariush knows Oliveira’s power well. Both faced in June 2023. At that time, Benny was just one step to become a contender for the title and the Brazilian was practically evicted after getting lost against Makhachev. However, “Do Bronxs” eliminated the Iranian giant in the first assault. Oliveira ended with a stroke with a series of eight consecutive victories and, incidentally, with all its aspirations on the belt. And that’s It is common that the former champion is below betting.
“The way he throws his knees, the way he grabs … those are things you can do to stop Ilia,” says Dariush. “For example, a good boxer bends to enter inside, and at that moment Charles simply lift the knee and did not check the pace or kickThings like that, “he said. Oliveira has a record of 35-10, with 21 triumphs for submission and ten others from Knockout.
“I understand why people prefer Ilia, and I think if they asked me, I would probably also favor it, but I don’t think it will be like:” Charles will crop “, as everyone thinks,” said Dariush. Ilia Topuria comes to this appointment after eliminating the best fighters in the history of weightAlexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, and with their unbeaten 16-0 record. Just a month to find out who the new light division champion will be.
