“Islam Could Never”: After Charles Oliveira’s Major Achievement, Fans Laud Ex-UFC Champ Ahead of UFC 289

Charles Oliveira is now preparing himself to fight against Beneil Dariush at UFC 289. It is expected that the former UFC lightweight champion will be able to blow the roof off the Rogers Arena in Vancouver. At the moment, ‘Do Bronx’ has caught the attention of netizens for a different reason. The USADA honored him for 50 clean tests. Oliveira proved that he has never used any substance to enhance his performance in his fights. Over time, the Brazilian fighter became successful in establishing himself as a great fighter. Oliveira is known in the UFC world as a fighter who has stood out with his submission skills. However, fans were quite disappointed when Oliveira tapped at UFC 280.

‘Do Bronx’ and Islam Makhachev came face-to-face on October 22, 2022. During the fight, Oliveira failed to escape the arm triangle choke of Makhachev, and the bout resulted in Oliveira losing his lightweight belt to the Russian fighter. Now that Oliveira came clean in all 50 anti-doping tests, most of the fans feel that he is a great fighter with moral values. On the other hand, a few fans felt that it was simply his duty to stay clean.

Fans react to Charles Oliveira’s achievement

Ahead of UFC 289, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency honored Oliveira with a jacket for coming clean 50 times. The Brazilian fighter was quite happy with his achievement. He felt that it was a moral duty for every fighter to stay clean before their fights.

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He said, “The Legacy that we want to leave in the sport. The work that we put in being clean all the time, I think my smile spoke for me. When you saw it, I’m very happy, really, for being a clean athlete.” After coming across, the news fans began to praise him for his great work. 

Let’s check out how fans reacted to the post

One of the fans mentioned that the fighters do not deserve to be honored as they are just doing their duties.

Oliveira and Beneil Dariush were set to fight against each other at UFC 288. However, due to an injury, the fight got postponed. Hence one of the fans was excited to see Oliveira back.

A Twitter user wanted Oliveira and Dariush to headline UFC 289.

One of the fans mentioned that Islam Makhachev could never come clean like Charles Oliveira.

A fan felt that it was a ridiculous thing to do.

One of the fans felt that the Brazilian Fighter totally deserved the honor.

When fans praised Oliveira, one of them threw a jibe at the UFC heavyweight champion, Jon Jones.

From the reactions of the fans, it is clear that they are proud of Oliveira’s achievement. However, some disagreed with the glorification done by the USADA.

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