If Charles Oliveira doesn’t want to fight in Abu Dhabi, Islam Makhachev is willing to travel to Brazil and beat ‘Do Bronx’ in his home country.
That’s according to Khabib Nurmagomedov, Makhachev’s longtime friend, coach, and mentor, who told Ag.Fight that the No. 4-ranked lightweight contender would love to fight Oliveira in Brazil and ‘finish him with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu’.
“This is not Islam or Khabib’s organization, this is UFC [and] they have owners. They make these decisions,” Khabib said (h/t MMA Fighting). “Ok, if they say Brazil, we’ll love this. Come to Brazil, fight with Brazilian champion and finish him with Brazilian jiu-jitsu style.