UFC lightweight king Charles Oliveira wants to make history by fighting Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor on the same night.
While he may have been stripped of the UFC lightweight title after missing weight for UFC 274, the MMA world recognises Charles Oliveira as the best 155er on the planet. âDo Bronxâ managed to drop and submit Justin Gaethje last weekend in front of his hometown fans, adding âThe Highlightâ to his incredible list of conquests that includes Kevin Lee, Tony Ferguson, Michael Chandler and Dustin Poirier.
Unsurprisingly, a cavalcade of fighters have been calling him out since Saturday night in the hope of landing a meeting with the number one contender.
Two individuals who have flirted with the idea, and havenât been turned away by the Brazilian, are Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor.
The rivals arenât exactly in winning form right now but when you possess the kind of star power they do, itâs not hard to see why they garner so much attention.
In the following tweet, Oliveira actually posed a question to UFC president Dana White regarding the feasibility of fighting them both in the same evening - and weâre not so sure heâs kidding.
âJust for the record, I like to break records and I want to break another one... Fighting twice in same night. I can knock Conor out, and make Dias tap. What do you think @danawhite ?â
If anyone can make something like this work, weâre pretty sure itâs Charles Oliveira.
Whatâs next for the former champion?
Itâs not right to say Charles Oliveira can do whatever he pleases, because as you can imagine, the UFC isnât a fan of fighters losing the strap on the scales - especially given how rare it is.
The veteran is expected to vault back into a title opportunity with the likeliest contender being Islam Makhachev. The idea of a rematch against Michael Chandler has been put out there but in reality, Islam is at the front of the queue, with Diaz and McGregor being more likely to battle each other.
Either way, the lightweight division is on fire and long may it continue.