As the mega fight between Charles Oliveira and Ilia Topuria approaches, more and more theories are being tossed around. With the vacant lightweight title up for grabs, both Topuria and Oliveira will look to go at each other right from the word go. Now, both fighters are quite explosive and can cause significant damage to their opponents. Breaking down the fight is UFC veteran Michael Bisping.
In a recently uploaded video, Bisping stated that Topuria will always look for openings to explode. With some impressive punching power, Topuria can explode Oliveira’s chin. However, Oliveira is not to be underestimated either. He has his Chute Boxe style, where ‘Du Bronx’ will keep pressing forward. Something Topuria might have a slight difficulty in countering.
“He’s [Ilia Topuria] looking for openings and then he explodes, and when he explodes, we know he’s got big power. He might explode the chin of Charles Oliveira, whereas Charles Oliveira, on the flip side with the Chute Boxe style, he’s walking forward. The head’s on a straight line and the chin’s a little up,” said Bisping.
Well, what Bisping implied is that the fight is very much equally balanced at the moment. It all comes down to who can seize the moment and get an opening to land the defining strike. However, ahead of the fight, Charles Oliveira is looking quite confident.
Charles Oliveira Brings On The Heat, Asks Ilia Topuria To ‘Respect’ Lightweights
Charles Oliveira is eager to get back to the top of the UFC lightweight division. Speaking about his upcoming match, Oliveira sounded upbeat as he issued a stern warning to Topuria. ‘Du Bronx’ stated that Topuria is not used to fighting big athletes from the lightweight division. Thus, he needs to give respect to all of them.
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“[Ilia] is coming from featherweight, so he has to respect the lightweights. [I hit harder than Ilia] for sure,” said Oliveira.
Charles Oliveira says he hits harder than Ilia Topuria 👀
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"[Ilia] is coming from featherweight, so he has to respect the lightweights. [I hit harder than Ilia] for sure."
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Thus, with things looking interesting, it now remains to be seen what happens next.
Also Read: Ilia Topuria Drops Bold Claim On Why He Is Expecting A Round 1 Finish Against Charles Oliveira
