Charles Oliveira is ready to sign on for a fight with Ilia Topuria, according to his coach.
‘Do Bronx’ was an interested observer when Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena clashed for welterweight gold at UFC 315 on Saturday night.
‘JDM’ winning means lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will move up the 170lb division.
In his absence, UFC CEO Dana White is expected to book Charles Oliveira vs Ilia Topuria for some form of 155lb title.
Charles Oliveira’s coach sends message to Dana White
After UFC 315, Charles Oliveira’s coach and manager, Diego Lima, shared a post on Instagram.
“What a night ladies and gentlemen,” he wrote alongside a picture of him and ‘Do Bronx’.
“Dana White, Sean Shelby, Hunter [Campbell], we are ready with the pen in hand.”
Oliveira shared the post on his page to signify he’s ready to square off against Topuria.
Unfortunately, Dana White skipped the UFC 315 post-fight press conference, so the future of the lightweight and welterweight divisions is currently unclear.
Islam Makhachev insists he won’t vacate title
On Friday, Islam Makhachev shared his lightweight title plan as he confirmed the UFC 315 main event would ‘define’ his next move.
The Russian superstar insists he won’t be giving up his belt when making the jump to welterweight.
“This Saturday’s main event will define what my next move is,” Makhachev wrote on X.
“But regardless of outcome [of] that fight, I’m not going to vacate my lightweight title!”
