Oliveira, meanwhile, earned his way back to a title shot with a dominant first-round stoppage of Beneil Dariush in June at UFC 289.Ĭheck out UFC 294’s updated lineup below. Oliveira earned the status of the No.1 contender with his win at the Footprint Center in Arizona last month and will once again fight for the vacant title in his next fight. UFC 274 card will take place at Footprint Center in Phoenix. Makhachev notched the first defense of his own title reign this past February with a back-and-forth war against featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski. The UFC confirmed the bout during the UFC 272 pay-per-view broadcast. That result snapped an 11-fight win streak for Oliveira that saw the Brazilian string together a dominant run of finishes to win the belt. Oliveira previously faced Makhachev at UFC 280 for the vacant lightweight title (Oliveira had lost the belt by failing to make weight in his previous fight against Justin Gaethje), losing by.

Makhachev (24-1) and Oliveira (34-9, 1 NC) previously met in Abu Dhabi in October 2022 at UFC 280, with Makhachev submitting Oliveira via second-round arm-triangle choke to capture the UFC lightweight title. Charles Oliveira breaking news and and highlights for UFC 294 fight vs. The UFC announced the event’s official main card - albeit with one fight missing - on Saturday’s pay-per-view broadcast for UFC 293. 21 in the main event of UFC 294, which takes place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Oliveira faces off against UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in a rematch on Oct. Charles Oliveira’s chance at revenge is next up on UFC’s pay-per-view schedule.

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