10:41  ,  January 8, 2024

UFC: Arman Tsarukyan to fight with Charles Oliveira

Arman Tsarukyan (Armenia), who is No. 4 in the mixed martial arts (MMA) lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) rankings, will fight with Charles Oliveira (Brazil) at the UFC 300. UFC President Dana White announced this in a post on social media.

Oliveira is No. 1 in the MMA lightweight division of the UFC rankings.

The three-round bout will take place on April 13 in Las Vegas. The winner will be able to hold a title fight in the summer with the lightweight division titleholder, Islam Makhachev (Russia).

Oliveira was supposed to have a title fight with Makhachev earlier, but he had withdrawn due to injury.

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