UFC 317 weigh-in issue for Charles Oliveira amounts to nothing

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in the end.On Saturday(28 June), Oliveira will deal with Ilia Topuria for the uninhabited lightweight title, headlining at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.The bout

marks a chance for Oliveira to gain back the belt he held from 2021 up until 2022, while Topuria aims to end up being a two-weight champ, having recently given up the featherweight strap to eye 155lb gold.Topuria comprehends the difficulty of cutting weight, with it being a crucial reason for his go up from 145lb, however Oliveira has actually battled with that aspect of battling like couple of other combatants. The 35-year-old, a former 145lber, has missed weight 6 times in the UFC, with his 2022 miss costing him the lightweight title, one day before a prepared defence versus Justin Gaethje.And Volkanovski, who won the vacant featherweight belt in April to become a two-time champ, was stressed that Oliveira was not approaching his newest weight-cut properly.After seeing a picture or footage of Oliveira lying down, covered in a

towel, surrounded by his team offering assistance– apparently on Thursday– Volkanovski asked journalist Ariel Helwani:”Is that an old video, is that an old picture? You should not be doing that yet.”Fair enough, a lot of people like to sweat, they’ll go and get a sweat out. Then, after a workout, after a great sweat, they’ll go and keep sweating. Despite the fact that you’re gon na hydrate back up, everyone likes to get an excellent sweat.” And it still does help, you still begin diminishing a little that water each time you do it, but you’re gon na hydrate back up anyway. So, if he’s doing that now– cutting weight– and after that he has to do an interview tonight, and after that cut the rest …”That’s a long period of time to be sort of dehydrated. You must be rehydrating. Perhaps it’s an old one, and they’re just getting ready for the weight-cut, and that’s why they posted it. Do you reckon? I do not know.”However, Oliveira was just within the limitation on Friday( 27 June), tipping the scales at 154.5 pound, while Topuria weighed in at 155lb -though there was a slight scare for the 28-year-old when his weight was initially read out as half-a-pound over the limit. Volkanovski was a long-reigning featherweight champ up until he was knocked out

by Topuria in February 2024. Topuria then maintained the 145lb title with a KO of Max Holloway in October, before quiting the gold this year. Volkanovski then outpointed Diego Lopes to declare the vacant strap.Predicting Saturday’s main event, Volkanovski stated:”I’ve got Ilia. I think simply stylistically

and what we’ve seen … Charles is really aggressive, very exciting fighter, that’s why we all love to see him. However if he comes aggressive like that, there’s gon na be chances for Ilia. Ilia can bang. open image in gallery Ilia Topuria(left) knocking out Alexander Volkanovski in 2024(Getty Images )”If you’re gon na come forward like that, yeah, you may land yourself– that’s always gon na be something as well, Charles might definitely capture him. However you can be hitable if you come strongly like that, especially with somebody like Ilia, who’s gon na back himself and attempt and put one on you as you’re coming in like that– especially if you’re that bit out of position.”I wouldn’t say [Oliveira’s] chin is up, he sort of has a guard, however the way he steps forward in a straight line … Ilia can really sit on some shots if that holds true. I know there’s gon na be knees coming up [from Oliveira], will he be worried about that? Will he wan na be protective first, Ilia, since he knows how aggressive Charles is gon na step forward?”It’s an intriguing one, because we do not understand how Ilia is on the back foot.

However will Charles be like,’I’m gon na tell him I’m gon na step forward aggressive [in the striking], however I’m in fact gon na shoot [takedowns] on him ‘? “However if he comes aggressive and does what he always does, I believe yeah, Ilia [wins] I think it’s a knockout. “ open image in gallery Charles Oliveira is intending to become a two-time UFC lightweight champion( Getty Images)Topuria, 28, is unbeaten as an expert. The Spanish-Georgian was wanting to challenge Islam Makhachev for the lightweight belt this year, but Makhachev vacated the 155lb title last month to pursue the welterweight strap.Makhachev, who holds the record for the most consecutive, effective light-weight title defences(4), is anticipated to challenge 170lb champ Jack Della Maddalena later this year.Two of Makhachev’s light-weight title defences came versus Volkanovski, whose very first reign as featherweight champ was ongoing at the time. Makhachev outpointed the Australian in early 2023 and knocked him out later on that year, when Volkanovski stepped in for an injured Oliveira on short notice.