Former undisputed lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira will prioritize a championship rematch with rival, Islam Makhachev before Ramadan which begins in March and runs until April, however, if the Brazilian is unable to secure a re-run before then, he would still welcome a comeback at UFC 301 – currently targeted for a date in May.
Oliviera, the current number one ranked lightweight contender, most recently featured in the co-main event of UFC 289 back in June in Canada, landing a spectacular opening round ground strikes TKO win over recent UFC Austin main event star, Beneil Dariush.
The victory propelled the Sao Paulo native back to the winner’s enclosure, following a disappointing second round arm-triangle submission loss to the above-mentioned, Makhachev at UFC 280 back in October of last year in the duo’s vacant title affair.