{"id":293218,"date":"2023-10-11T17:55:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T17:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=293218"},"modified":"2023-10-11T17:55:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T17:55:36","slug":"oliveira-reveals-cut-above-his-right-eye-ruling-him-out-of-ufc-294","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/mma\/oliveira-reveals-cut-above-his-right-eye-ruling-him-out-of-ufc-294\/","title":{"rendered":"Oliveira reveals cut above his right eye ruling him out of UFC 294"},"content":{"rendered":"
Charles Oliveira has revealed the gruesome cut that has forced him to withdraw from his huge UFC 294 showdown with Islam Makhachev.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Brazilian had been gearing up for a rematch with the formidable lightweight champion in Abu Dhabi, before the cut suffered in a sparring session on Monday forced a mad scramble to rearrange the main event.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alexander Volkanovski, the UFC featherweight champion, has agreed to step in on just 11 days notice to fight Makhachev again, having lost a decision against him back in February.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And observing Oliveira’s wound, it is clear to see why the original fight had to be shelved.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The submission specialist took to social media, explaining the injury in Portuguese, alongside the caption: ‘I’m sorry to everyone but God knows all the reasons.’<\/p>\n
GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Charles Oliveira revealed the nasty cut that has ruled him out of UFC 294<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Oliveira shared a video on Instagram speaking about the withdrawal from the fight<\/p>\n The cut is above his right eye is deep and measures almost three quarters of the eyebrow line, requiring stitches.<\/p>\n Dana White spoke about the situation, saying: ‘The Volkanovski crew, him and Israel [Adesanya], these guys are absolute studs, man.<\/p>\n ‘This is how we do it, brother.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘One fight falls out and we end up making a fight – it’s one of the most anticipated rematches ever in that weight class.’<\/p>\n Volkanovski has made no formal comfirmation about the showdown with his old foe, but on Wednesday afternoon shared a post on his Instagram page saying, ‘Alex Volkanovski is the baddest motherf**ker walking the face of God’s green earth’.<\/p>\n Makhachev has just one title defence, but has won his last 12 fights in the promotion.<\/p>\n Next Saturday’s opponent for the Dagestani felt he had a legitimate claim to winning on the scorecards last time out but the short notice will test his conditioning to the limit.\u00a0<\/p>\n Makhachev is a relentless wrestler but also possesses crisp striking so it would be a remarkable achievement if the Australian was to pull off an upset.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Alexander Volkanovski has taken up the offer of a rematch with Islam Makhachev\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n