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Oliveira was afraid of being 'crippled' for life, would like Holloway rematch

Charles Oliveira explains how his injury kept him paralyzed for four hours and talks about making a comeback still in 2015, if possible.

It was a scary moment when Charles Oliveira suffered an esophagus injury during the opening round of the first UFC main event of his life, against Max Holloway. In fact, the injury was so severe that the left side of his body was paralyzed for four hours.

Oliveira felt his career was over and he would never be able to move his body again, but now that the trauma is gone, he is eager to make a comeback, preferably by the end of the year.