https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/12/15/22836517/charles-oliveira-conor-mcgregor-jump-the-line-ufc-justin-gaethje-dustin-poirier
Of course, no one’s a fool. ‘No, I’ll fight someone else because of the belt, leave Conor alone’ — who’s going to do that? Only a fool,” he said.
“If I had the opportunity to fight Conor, I would definitely fight Conor. The belt is mine regardless. The division has to get by and wait a little bit. There’s nothing else to do. We have to think about our families, our children, think about what we can do down the line.”
Oliveira had to work for over a decade though ups and downs in his career before finally being given a shot at the 155-pound title in the UFC. Now, he said, contenders can complain about possibly getting leapfrogged by “The Notorious” and it will change nothing.
“That happened to me,” Oliveira said. “I was the No. 7 in the rankings and wanted to fight [top contenders] and they didn’t want to. The champion has a name now, we’re part of the same organization, and I’ll fight whoever the UFC puts against me. If they say it’s Conor, I’ll fight him. If they say it’s Justin, I’ll fight him. I just want to go home now and get some rest with my daughter and go back to the cage as soon as possible.”
https://wakeforest.rivals.com/news/per-ncaa-record-book-nick-sciba-sets-career-fg-clip
