The wait came to an end. This morning from June 28 to 29, Topuria and Oliveira will fight for the lightweight belt in the impressive T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas, a stage chosen by 'El Matador' to try to achieve their second world champion title of this sport. However, and despite its self-safety, the Georgian-Spanish must bend a legend of the UFC, Charles Oliveirato continue enlarging his legend in the history of the competition.
Who is Charles Oliveira and how old he is
The 35 -year -old fighter, It has a long career in mixed martial arts. The Brazilian debuted in 2010 and, over the years, has faced great fighters of the discipline, becoming a monarch of the lightweight in May of 2021, after defeating Chandler in the UFC 262. It also has different successes that certify its greatness within this sport, as is the defense of the aforementioned title before Poirier (December 21) 22) In UFC 274.
Nevertheless, His domain came to an end in the UFC after the arrival of Russian Islam Makhachevwhich began its reign in October 2022 after defeating the Brazilian. From this moment on, Oliveira had to row – and much – to remain among the best in the division, and it would not be until last November when he had to climb until the second place of the lightweight weight ranking, he beats Chandler by unanimous decision, and being able to have the opportunity to get the title against Topuria.
Thanks for celebrating victory with me
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Thanks for celebrating the victory with me pic.twitter.com/yiU8alfYZQ– Ilia Topuria (@topuriailia) June 28, 2025
Charles Oliveira weight and height
Oliveira, measuring 1.78cm and weighs 70kghe is nicknamed 'Do Bronx' by a series of chapters and adversities that he has had to overcome throughout his life. The fighter, when he turned seven years old, He knew firsthand what it is to fight against deathbecause he had to deal with a heart breath and rheumatic fever. What saved his life? Well, among other things, this ailment fought it thanks to the sport and demonstrating its skills doing Jiu-Jitsu.
Everything is said. Tomorrow we give the weight and on Saturday we collect the victory.
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It’s all been said. Tomorrow we make weight, and Saturday we collect the win. pic.twitter.com/qDCq8DsvWb– Ilia Topuria (@topuriailia) June 26, 2025
Fight history: What is the record?
As we emphasize previously, the Carioca competitor is an absolute legend of this sport and, so far, has achieved a total of a total of UFC 35 victories and 10 losses (Topuria has 16-0)significant numbers that speak of the competitiveness and security of the Brazilian in each of its fights. His style of struggle, above all, is characterized by his movements of Jiu-Jitsu, so 'the matador' must be attentive to be able to counteract his blows and be able to beat Oliveira to become the king of the division.
