Chael Sonnen floats the idea of Alexander Volkanovski stepping in if Charles Oliveira misses weight again - "You're guaranteed to have a world champion when the night is over"
"Dude's got big ba**s" - Daniel Cormier explains Charles Oliveira's mentality and approach going into fight against Islam Makhachev in "enemy territory" as an underdog at UFC 280
MMA News Roundup: Sean Strickland hopes Russia nukes USA, Khabib Nurmagomedov has watched only 4 UFC fights this year, Charles Oliveira cuddles with a lion
I'm doing shark tanks with 85-90 kilo wrestlers - Alexander Volkanovski details being able to fight "five hard rounds" within just a couple of weeks in camp post-injury
"If I beat him, then everyone's going to consider me the champion" - Alexander Volkanovski discusses why he would prefer fighting Charles Oliveira over Islam Makhachev
"You wanna make sure that you're having Volkanovski fight who used to be the champ"– Josh Thomson speculates on UFC's plan for the backup fighter for Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev
Watch: Charles Oliveira walks around with a lion on his leash while visiting Dubai ahead of UFC 280 title fight against Islam Makhachev - "Lion walks with lion"
"Every fighter has a different Father's Plan" - Islam Makhachev's coach says gameplan against Charles Oliveira won't be to simply get him to the ground
"It's happened before" - Islam Makhachev's coach admits possibility of getting knocked out by Charles Oliveira, but confident Russian will "dictate" fight at UFC 280
"He's really tipping his hat to Charles Oliveira" - Chael Sonnen believes Islam Makhachev is realizing he can't do the things he usually does against 'do Bronx'
MMA News Roundup: UFC vet warns Charles Oliveira about "terrible" strategy against Islam Makhachev, Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic rumored for Dec., Sean O'Malley reacts to possibly meeting Andrew Tate
"I cannot imagine getting here fight week" - Sean O'Malley discusses acclimatizing to Abu Dhabi after Islam Makhachev expressed worry about Charles Oliveira
"Never lay on your back and make-believe that you're winning" - Chael Sonnen explains why Charles Oliveira's submission attempts from the bottom would be a "bad idea" against Islam Makhachev
"What we're forgetting is they got to start on the feet" - Paul Felder reveals important factor that could determine outcome of upcoming Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev fight
"Don't worry champ" - UFC lightweight contender offers to step up as replacement if Charles Oliveira fails to show up for Islam Makhachev clash at UFC 280
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