The UFC tried to book Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev for #UFC295 at MSG after Jon Jones pulled out.
Charles Oliveira turned it down since the cut still hadn’t fully healed.#UFC #MMA
pic.twitter.com/3BcMYKIZJu — Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 8, 2024
The cut that forced Charles Oliveira out of UFC 294 proved to be quite costly.
Oliveira was scheduled to challenge Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title at UFC 294 in October 2023. However, the night before Oliveira was supposed to leave for Abu Dhabi from Brazil, “do Bronx” suffered a nasty cut in sparring that forced him out of the matchup.