Former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira was hitting headlines after his bout against Beneil Dariush at UFC 288 was canceled. The UFC community eagerly looked forward to watching ‘Do Bronx’ lock horns against Dariush. However, the fight didn’t come to fruition, as Oliveira withdrew from the bout due to an undisclosed injury. Oliveira’s decision messed up the whole expectation of the fans. Earlier, it was decided that the winner between the two would face the current UFC lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev.
The cancellation of the fight caused great disappointment to his opponent, Dariush, as well. He was practicing hard to reach the title bout. However, at the moment, Oliveira is catching the attention of the netizens for a failed leg snap attempt.
Fans come up with fierce reactions
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In a video posted by Collision MMA, Oliveira is seen trying to snap the leg of a man in the chair. He tries his best and then fails. Soon, the former lightweight champion realized that the man had leg prosthetics on. Fans were quick to react to Oliveira’s failed attempt.
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Here is how fans reacted to the video.
One of the fans reminded him about his last bout against Islam Makhachev. “Man should start getting in the gym after that last performance.”
Another fan commented in light of Conor McGregor‘s leg injury. “This is what would happen if Charles tries to leg lock Conor.”
“Charles was like dude wtf why arnt you screaming.”
Another fan was confused about why Oliveira didn’t recognize the leg prosthetics. “Bro never saw it?!?! that’s too funny”
One of the Instagram users pointed out why Oliveira got injured. “No wonder he’s injured and out of Beneil fight”
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Another fan pointed out the “titanium” leg. “Unbreakable Titanium Shin bone”
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Yet another fan indirectly pointed out McGregor’s leg injury. “Charles vs mcgregor in another universe“
The title run of Charles Oliveira
Even though Oliveira failed to get the leg snap, he is indeed a great fighter. His title reign was nothing short of magnificent. Oliveira faced the former lightweight Bellator champion, Michael Chandler, at UFC 262. After winning his belt, he was able to emerge victorious against the top lightweights, which included Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje. However, because of missing weight, Oliveira was not able to retain his belt after the Gaethje clash. This was followed by a terrible loss against Islam Makhachev.
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Now his recent injury derailed him further. However, it would be interesting to see how he makes a come back. What do you think?
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