Despite coming off a loss to Jim Miller at the "St. Pierre vs Koscheck" event last December, UFC lightweight Charles Oliveira has signed a four fight extension with Zuffa, according to the Houston MMA Examiner. The dynamic young fighter commented on the new deal:
"I am very happy about the extension. They have been cutting so many 155 pounders, I am very blessed to have a job for 2011."
With a new deal in place, who should "do Bronx" take on now after suffering his first career loss?
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winner of Miller/Wiman
or Mac Danzig.
"I like being punched... I like... punchin'" ~Gray Maynard
"A black belt only covers two inches of your ass, you have to cover the rest" ~Royce Gracie
Chael Sonnen shocks the world at UFC 117
"I don't work submissions, not because I'm trying to prove anything, but frankly I'm just not very good at them" ~Chael Sonnen
Ben Henderson?
"I like being punched... I like... punchin'" ~Gray Maynard
"A black belt only covers two inches of your ass, you have to cover the rest" ~Royce Gracie
Chael Sonnen shocks the world at UFC 117
"I don't work submissions, not because I'm trying to prove anything, but frankly I'm just not very good at them" ~Chael Sonnen
I say give him Johnathon Brookins or Michael Johnson
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
Henderson is who I thought of at first
but I think he might be scheduled for a fight already
"Prohibition… goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control mans’ appetite through legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not even crimes… A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our Government was founded"
yeah, henderson is set to face Bocek at 129 but that would have been a good matchup
"Prohibition… goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control mans’ appetite through legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not even crimes… A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our Government was founded"
The Kid is very young and talented in all aspects. They should groom him like they did with John Jones .... build him up slowly dont just throw him in with the best right now... let him develop then give him top five fighters.
by canadastrong on Jan 10, 2011 8:43 AM EST up reply actions
Yep, most of the suggestions so far in the thread are way too tough and highly-ranked guys. He just faced a great opponent in Miller and lost, so they should give him someone easier now. And as you said he’s only like 21 years old, there’s no need to rush him into super tough fights right away.
by Horselover Fat on Jan 10, 2011 9:06 AM EST up reply actions
building up guys by feeding them guys they know they can beat is lame
I hate the way Jones has been brought up. Find out where the guy stands in the division. Fighting the best makes you better, win or lose.
"I like being punched... I like... punchin'" ~Gray Maynard
"A black belt only covers two inches of your ass, you have to cover the rest" ~Royce Gracie
Chael Sonnen shocks the world at UFC 117
"I don't work submissions, not because I'm trying to prove anything, but frankly I'm just not very good at them" ~Chael Sonnen
would it make more sense to call it
“earning” your way to the top?
"Remember that shit I gave you last week nigga? It's nothing nigga, it's nothin', it's nothing nigga, nigga it's nothing. This shit right here, nigga! This shit right here nigga, right here this shit nigga! This shit right here nigga!....This shit called deaf nigga!"
"That don't even sound attractive, you mean Ima hit it and die nigga?"
"Naw nigga, not death nigga, nigga DEAF! You hit this shit twice, you can't hear nothin'"
He just fought Miller, and lost. Reason says he gets an easier opponent next fight. That’s the way it’s done, except maybe if a guy is really high-profile, or if they want to get rid of him.
by Horselover Fat on Jan 10, 2011 4:41 PM EST up reply actions
I'm thinkin Clay Guida
There’d be lots of action! I’m glad he made the cut….he’s fun to watch. No shame in losing to Jim Miller
"I knew i ‘urt ‘im, when he said aarg" – GSP
by Scottidog on Jan 9, 2011 10:19 PM EST via mobile reply actions
It would be
Pretty ludicrous to cut a young kid with this much talent after his first ever loss. His submission that earned him sub of the night was amazing
by soupdz28 on Jan 10, 2011 4:32 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
for scottidog:
i thought before the miller fight and the guida/gomi fight that this would be a great matchup. Striking would be fairly even and if it goes to the ground you have one guy whos very hard to sub in guida but you also have a guy who wont just let guida win rounds because of his smothering style of wrestling.
This might not make too much sense now with the oliveria loss and guida win but its still a fight id love to see
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Thiago 'Pitbull' Alves
Yushin 'Thunder' Okami
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Dominick Cruz
I think he's got a bright future
ahead of him. He’s young, athletic, and tall for the weight class. Plus, he’s pretty fun to watch.
I'm your huckleberry.
Ben Henderson or pettis that would be smell good fights
dead game!!!
by gamedog85 on Jan 9, 2011 10:49 PM EST via mobile reply actions
That would be a great fight!
But I don’t think it’s fair for either guy at this point in their career. Put him in the cage with Guida, light a match, lay back and watch the fireworks.
by itsmiguel on Jan 10, 2011 6:13 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
he should fight a loser of a fight to see who gets back to winning and who extends his losing streak.
they need to use methods like that to eliminate fighters from the organization and not just randomly cut ppl left and right whenever they feel like.
"never as bad as they appear during their lowest points, never as good as they seem during their highest ones. the very best then must be not just talented but resilient, not just hungry but focused. their sport demands it."
Good point Roberto.
There have been some very surprising cuts as of late. Ones that I hadn’t seen coming anyways.
by judomania on Jan 10, 2011 7:48 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
any truth to this
brock vs big nog at ufc 130 ?
Fortune Favors the Bold
The 205 lb. division is lucky BABALU has a glass chin !!!
Brock is going to lose if it is true.....................
Man that would be awesome to see Big -Nog get back on track with a win over Brock!!
his youth got the better of him. he just hung out with his leg deep in with miller. so he got kneebarred. you can’t take a guy for granted in one of the best mma org’s in the world.
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by theworldsoldestsport on Jan 10, 2011 11:03 AM EST reply actions
Joe Silva’s matchmaking got the best of him. He got thrown in against one of the best lightweights in the world. If it wasn’t the kneebar, it would have been something in the next 13 minutes, or at best a one-sided 30-27. He just flat-out wasn’t ready for a guy like Miller.
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by JustBlogGuy on Jan 10, 2011 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah this was a good move
Kids gunna be a contender.
by theworldismine on Jan 10, 2011 11:25 AM EST reply actions
I'm guessing that
his bandwagon has a lot less passengers on it now after that loss.
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