Charles Oliveira is getting sick of Justin Gaethje’s trash talk, particularly considering the two haven’t even booked a fight yet. Oliveira told the Trocação Franca podcast that Gaethje and Chandler’s recent comments, referring to Poirier as the superior fighter, and labelling Oliveira a “quitter”, are totally wrong.
“Those who think I’m a quitter, tell them to earn it, win their fights and come get it. We’ll see who quits and loses. But come ready, both on the feet and on the ground. That’s what I have to say.
Oliveira on Gaethje Trash Talk: “If talking won fights I’d put a parrot in there!”
There’s no point talking, brother. If talking won fights I’d put a parrot in there to win fights because no one talks more than them. I have a red macaw in my farm and it talks all day long, so it would win everything.”
Oliveira won the vacant lightweight championship earlier this year when he delivered a stunning TKO victory over Michael Chandler. Oliveira ended the first round poorly, eating a series of brutal punches from Chandler before turning things around early in the second. He credits setbacks earlier in his career, and his new mindset, for this victory.
“Michael Chandler landed a good one and hit me hard for basically three minutes, he did everything he could and I didn’t quit. Why? I’m in a great place mentally, physically and spiritually.
When I hit him, he folded. What they are saying doesn’t make much sense.” Oliveira explained the challenge that any comers will face, namely that his all-round game might be the best in the division.
“You must have firepower in your hands, you must have good jiu-jitsu, your wrestling must be on point, and you must be mentally fine in order to win. There’s no point talking. How many of those guys kept talking all day long and when it’s time to enter the cage they choke in those 15 or 25 minutes?”
He continued, explaining the lay of the land to the contenders. “On Dec. 11, Charles Oliveira will be fighting Dustin Poirier and if God wants me to win and continue with this belt, these guys have to win, they have to fight.
If they fight and win, they can come. Tell them to come try and see if I’ll quit. They don’t understand it’s a new Charles, mentally, physically and spiritually. They may hit hard, but can they take it when I hit them back?
I’m the same Charles that doesn’t talk, I lay low, but these guys just want attention. And how do they seek for it? Justin Gaethje hasn’t fought in what, a year? Everybody saw his last fight. It’s been a while. What happens is that if you don’t fight you have to talk, so he has to talk to get attention.”
The lightweight division doesn’t look like it’s going to settle down any time soon. What do you think of Oliveira’s response? Let us know in the comments.
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