Charles Oliveira’s coach provides retirement timeline after star pledges future to UFC with 8-fight deal

Charles Oliveira has pledged his longtime allegiance to the UFC by penning a brand new 8-fight deal.

Earlier this yr, Charles Oliveira continued his incredible legacy in the game by dethroning Max Holloway for the BMF title with a dominant display at UFC 326.

Despite his performance, though, ‘Do Bronx’ received a number of criticism from the UFC fanbase due to the way in which during which he beat Holloway.

Nevertheless, his win once more showed his star power, as he continues to be one of the popular contenders in the game.

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‘Do Bronx’ dominated Max Holloway to assert the BMF belt at UFC 326.

Oliveira pledges long-term future to UFC with 8-fight deal

Just a couple of months faraway from his BMF title win, the previous UFC lightweight champion has signed a brand new take care of the premier MMA promotion, spanning eight fights.

The 36-year-old doesn’t have a transparent fight within the works as he continues to look towards working his way back into lightweight title contention.

‘Do Bronx’ will certainly be keeping a detailed eye on the fight between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje within the most important event of the UFC White House event, nonetheless, he’ll likely need at the least another impressive win before he’s re-considered for an additional title shot.

And he’ll now have a substantial amount of fights to achieve this after likely pledging the remaining of his fighting future with the promotion.

Nevertheless, his coach Diego Lima has provided a timeline on Oliveira’s retirement, suggesting he’ll call it a day at 40 years old.

“It was an exquisite deal,” Lima told AgFight.

“There’s not a single bad thing to say, it was an incredible deal. We’ve got fights lined up until Charles is 40 years old. So for those individuals who were saying he was going to retire, just wait a bit longer.”

Over the past few months, rumors have circulated that Oliveira could also be set for a BMF title defense and rematch with Arman Tsarukyan.

Despite that, there have also been words shared between ‘Do Bronx’ and Nate Diaz over the past few months, with Oliveira seemingly warming to the thought of fighting the previous UFC star.

The 36-year-old has pitched that if a fight between the 2 does come to fruition, it takes place in Sao Paulo.