Albarracin advised Oliveira’s coach, Diego Lima, to seek help from surrounding countries in preparation for the UFC 280 main event.
“Dagestan is very small, about the same size as Copacabana or Natal — everybody knows each other there,” Albarracin said. “He should look for some top guy in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan or Kazakhstan, which are also wrestling powers. That's what I did when Deiveson fought Moreno last time. I brought a guy who was nicknamed ‘Mini Khabib,’ but he didn’t even know who Khabib was. Charles will have to adapt himself to that style.”