Former two-division champion Henry Cejudo has made his pick for the upcoming title fight between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev at UFC 280.
During a recent Q&A session, ‘The Messenger’ picked the Dagestani to emerge victorious in the upcoming lightweight championship encounter.
“I’m gonna have to go with Islam but you shouldn’t count Charles out… I like them both but, I don’t know man, it’s hard to count out the champ [Oliviera] too but I just know how good he [Makhachev] is.”
The lightweight banger between ‘do Bronx’ and Makhachev is expected to be a thrilling contest. The primary talking point is whether Makhachev’s wrestling is good enough to neutralize Oliveira’s otherworldly jiu-jitsu.
Charles Oliveira is on a 11-fight win streak which includes victories over big names like Justin Gaethje, Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier and Tony Ferguson.
Makhachev, on the other hand, has won 10 fights in a row but lacks big names on his resume. The Dagestani’s most impressive wins have arguably been against Dan Hooker, Drew Dober and Arman Tsarukyan.
Despite their impressive streaks, neither of them is currently a champion in the UFC. Oliveira was stripped of the UFC title for missing weight by half-a-pound at UFC 274. However, it was later revealed that the weighing scale might have been faulty.
You can watch the full Q&A session below:
