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Charles Oliveira admits fighting at 155 is better for his body, but insists on 145 return after UFC 210

The Brazilian talent, who missed weight four times in 12 featherweight bouts under the UFC banner, is moving up to lightweight at UFC 210 to take on former Bellator champion Will Brooks on Saturday night.

And even though Oliveira admits that lightweight will be his division again in the future, he wants to go back to featherweight after UFC 210.

"We will fight at 155 now, and after this I’ll sit down with my team and manager to decide,” Oliveira told MMA Fighting. "My focus is on this fight at lightweight now, and then we will see what we’ll do.