Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira admitted that at the end of the third round of the fight against Arman Tsarukyan he was celebrating victory.
Recall that the Brazilian caught the Armenian in a tight D'Arce choke hold, but the latter was saved by the final gong.
"There were 30 seconds left. The choke was very tight. Plus, I like that hold. I thought he was passed out, so I even showed my tongue. I was getting excited already. But that's part of fighting, too. My win wasn't meant to be. I threw a guillotine in the first round. I don't miss that position. But Arman is very resilient," - quotes Oliveira MMA Fighting.
Recall, on April 13 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas, USA, Oliveira lost to Tsarukyan by split decision.
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Henry Cejudo, a former UFC champion in two weight classes, has named Islam Makhachev as the main threat at the moment to the organization's current lightweight champion.
"I don't think Tsarukyan won by split decision. In my opinion, Arman definitely took the second and third rounds. And his ability to get out of the choke hold in the first round says a lot about Tsarukyan in general. This guy is the biggest threat to champion Islam Makhachev. Because Arman can fight, because he's short, and Makhachev has problems with lowly opponents. Arman Tsarukyan should fight the winner of the Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Porier fight," Sehudo said on the YouTube show Pound4Pound.
