CHARLES OLIVEIRA was warned that Conor McGregor is a very problematic' opponent. However, a title fight against The Notorious'makes perfect sense.
Oliveira defended his UFC lightweight title in December, defeating Dustin Poirier via submission in round three.
Charles Oliveira was warned by Conor McGregor that he is a "very problematic" opponent
McGregor has made it clear that he is determined to win the title and his belt.
Chael Sonnen, a former UFC title challenger and now analyst believes Oliveira would be the best champ to challenge McGregor right now.
Sonnen, 44, stated on his YouTube channel that Conor is most likely to beat in order to be the world champion. It is the sitting champion.
"Charles Oliveira and Conor McGregor are a fascinating matchup. Oliveira finds it very difficult.
"Conor McGregor has the best striker this sport ever seen."
"Oliveira is an extremely dynamic striker, who showed real wrestling prowess at a few contests, but not in others."
Free Bets: Get more than PS2,000 in NEW CUSTOMER DEALSMcGregor, 33, was back in January 2021 after being absent for 12 months. However, he was defeated by Poirier 32, who he beat in 2014.
The trio bout ended in an even greater disaster for the Irishman. He broke his leg just seconds before the end.
McGregor was left with a broken leg and was forced to have surgery.
Since then, he has returned to training and is working towards a comeback fight in the new year.
McGregor hasn't held gold since 2016, when McGregor won the featherweight title as lightweight champion and became the first fighter to have two UFC titles at once.
Even though Oliveira has only won one of four fights, Sonnen retired to ask if Oliveira is as good or worse than the 'high-level fighters' who beat The Notorious.
He stated that Conor could handle himself on the ground. Conor is able to take care of his feet.
"The problem of the in-between has been a problem for very high-ranking guys. Now you have to ask, "Is Oliveira a really top-ranking guy?"
"Is he a high-ranking enough guy?" These are questions I don't know the answers to.
"I'm sharing this for you. However, this goes, the fans will get something very special."
