UFC American lightweight Bobby Green shared his prediction for the upcoming rematch between lightweight division champion Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira headlining UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi on October 21.
Green told YouTube channel JAXXON Podcast:
I’m gonna go with Islam [against Oliveira] and the only reason I’ll say that is ... you should be on the motherf—ker. Why do they keep sending ‘em over to Abu Dhabi, you know what I mean? The Russian be cheating right now. No disrespect to none of the Russian people if you my fans, but I be seeing some funny s—t. For instance, Khabib [Nurmagomedov] and Islam, they go to a mosque. They train in some place where you can’t be — USADA can’t go. For months they can do whatever they wanna do.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has promptly responded to his accusations on social media:
I've had 49 doping tests in five years. Islam's about to have 50 tests. Tell Bobby that what Islam did to him was pure technique developed over the years.
Makhachev and Oliveira first met in the octagon in October 2022 at UFC 280. That fight ended in Islam's favor with a choking submission in the second round. Oliveira, 33, has 34 wins and nine losses on his record. Makhachev, 31, has 24 wins and one loss.
