Another item on Tuesday’s agenda will be who gets the next shot at the reigning lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev — with a case made strongly by Oliveira on Saturday night, who became the first UFC athlete to secure 20 finishes inside the Octagon.
„Incredible performance, especially agains Beneil who a lot of people thought was gonna win this fight. Incredible.“
„If you look at how that guy turned his career around, from 2016 to today — he’s a completely different fighter. What he has accomplished in the last however many years has been unbelievable. It’s amazing what he’s done and he looked like a world beater tonight. I’m excited for him and Islam to fight again.“
White made sure to follow up with clarification that while this fight is not booked, it will be discussed this week.
