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HOUSTON, TEXAS – MAY 15:Charles Oliveira of Brazil gestures to the crowd before facing Michael Chandler during their Championship Lightweight Bout at the UFC 262 event at Toyota Center on May 15, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
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HOUSTON, TEXAS – MAY 15:Charles Oliveira of Brazil gestures to the crowd before facing Michael Chandler during their Championship Lightweight Bout at the UFC 262 event at Toyota Center on May 15, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
The former UFC lightweight champion, Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira will be taking on rising UFC prospect, Arman Tsarukyan at the historic UFC 300 event. The winner will most likely become the no.1 contender for the UFC lightweight title. Oliveira has become one of the most-liked and known fighters on the UFC roster, and for good reason.
The immense popularity that Charles Oliveira gained over the past years can be attributed to the Brazilian’s berserker style of fighting. The 19 finishes in the UFC certainly seem to help Oliveira’s cause, but there is one more factor that seems to have added to his popularity with fight fans, which is the iconic blonde hair. Here is why the lightweight star started dyeing his hair.
The reason for Charles Oliveira dyeing his hair
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Charles Oliveira debuted his iconic blonde/platinum hair in his fight against Kevin Lee back in March 2020 in a UFC Fight Night card which headlined the two lightweights. He was on a 6-fight win streak coming into the fight. However, the fight against Lee was the one that seemed to have made him gain the recognition he deserved among fans. But the tradition of dyeing his hair seems to have had quite a hilarious past.
Charles Oliveira would explain how the tradition started. He stated, “I started mocking them: ‘I’m dyeing it blue. Let’s all dye it pink.’ They were incredulous, and I said, ‘Pink or red.’ They suggested green, and I replied yellow. They mentioned that everyone dyes it yellow, and then someone suggested platinum. We all agreed, and we ended up dyeing our hair.”
The blonde hair has now become a staple or trademark for the Brazilian finisher. Oliveira seems convinced that he will triumph over his opponent at UFC 300. “Do Bronx” and his team look to be eying for a fight against “The Notorious” Conor McGregor.
Oliveira’s coach talks about a potential fight against Conor McGregor
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Diego Lima, the coach of Charles Oliveira, explained during an interview with MMA Fighting, that he was eyeing a fight against the former UFC double-champ, Conor McGregor. Lima holds the Irishman in very high regard. Moreover, he seems to believe that a fight against “The Notorious” would fit well for Oliveira right now. During the interview, Lima stated, “It would be great to fight McGregor. McGregor has made history. Look at the records he breaks… If we had the opportunity to fight McGregor at welterweight after this fight, we would fight McGregor… We’ll fight for the belt after that.”
Charles Oliveira’s coach, Diego Lima, says he’d prefer a Conor McGregor fight over a fight against Islam Makhachev for the belt
“It would be great to fight McGregor. McGregor has made history. Look at the records he breaks.
If we had the opportunity to fight McGregor at… pic.twitter.com/X26whGITaB
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) April 4, 2024
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