Charles Oliveira threatened Arman Tsarukyan with several submission efforts at UFC 300 however eventually lost a choice to the Russian-Armenian skill Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Eliminated from the title photo now, the previous light-weight champ published a video on his social networks with his very first talk about the battle, regreting the reality he could not require Tsarukyan to tap to the chokes in any of the 3 rounds.
“Not every day is going to be a day of splendor,” Oliveira stated in Portuguese. “It was a tough battle today. We had the chance to send or perhaps knock him out however I could not discover myself [in the fight]”
Oliveira intended on difficult 155-pound titleholder Islam Makhachev– and even Irish super star Conor McGregor– with a win at UFC 300, and now returns home with a loss on his record.
“I’m great,” Oliveira stated. “I got some stitches over my eye, I’m a bit inflamed, however I’m great. I’ve wept, it’s part [of the game]Absolutely nothing modifications. Now it’s time to simply return home and stick with my household, devote and train once again and hope that you will continue to cheer for me since whatever I’m going through in life now is fantastic. Thank you, thank you, thank you.”
“What I can guarantee is that I will return more powerful,” he continued. “It’s the video game, there’s very little to be done. I had a terrific camp, a terrific weight cut today, however that’s it. Today wasn’t the day. It wasn’t implied to be. Thank you. I’m great, and I’ll return much better.”
Tsarukyan is now riding a four-fight winning streak under the UFC banner over Oliveira, Beneil Dariush, Joaquim Silva and Damir Ismagulov, and might get in a No. 1 competitor bout next. He’ll need to wait to eliminate for a UFC champion, as it was revealed Saturday that Makhachev is slated to safeguard his title versus Dustin Poirier at UFC 302 on June 1.