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Charles Oliveira rips disrespectful Ilia Topuria ahead of lightweight move: ‘He’s saying a lot of crap’

Former undisputed lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira has claimed soon-to-be former featherweight kingpin, Ilia Topuria is trying to talk his way into a 155lbs title fight in his divisional debut — claiming the Spaniard is full of “crap.

Oliveira, who retains the number two rank in the UFC’s official lightweight pile, has hopes of securing his own rematch with incumbent champion, Islam Makhachev — vowing to fight the Russian as soon as this summer, in fact.

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Charles Oliveira rips disrespectful Ilia Topuria ahead of lightweight move: 'He's saying a lot of crap' 2

“The UFC has a lot of guys who talk a big game,” Charles Oliveira said.