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Charles Oliveira warns Ilia Topuria about lightweight move: ‘You have to be very careful’

Ahead of his own pivotal clash at UFC 309 this weekend, Charles Oliveira has warned featherweight titleholder, Ilia Topuria to think long and hard about a lightweight leap – urging him to be “careful” what he wishes for.

Oliveira, who retains the number two rank at 155lbs, is slated to co-headline UFC 309 this weekend, taking on Michael Chandler in a rematch of their vacant title fight back in 2021, over the course of five rounds.

Sidelined since UFC 300 earlier this year, Sao Paulo native, Charles Oliveira most recently suffered a controversial split judging loss to Arman Tsarukyan in a much-debated decision in the pair’s officially-billed title eliminator.