"Everybody knows my UFC Rio fight is off. But don't fall for the talk of these guys out there (saying) 'I'm here, I'll go,' because the UFC is calling and they're all saying, 'Oh, there's not enough time to make weight. Oh, I can't.' They're posting this on the internet to get hype,"
"Stop it, it's not a good look. I saw one saying this, another saying that, but when the UFC calls, what do they say? 'Oh, I can't. I got belly ache. I broke a finger. I hurt my hand.' Enough with that, it's not a good look."
"My opponent got hurt, then 10 guys show up saying they would fight. So far, every time the UFC calls 'Let's fight?' (they go) 'I can't.' So stop with that because it's not a good look. Do you want fame? Do something else. Don't come saying you'll fight when it's a lie, OK?"
Charles Oliveira was scheduled to headline UFC Rio against Rafael Fiziev, but Fiziev withdrew due to injury and left Oliveira without an opponent. Multiple lightweights publicly offered themselves as short-notice replacements on social media. Oliveira posted on Instagram stories criticizing those offers and calling out what he described as social-media bravado and dishonest excuses. He said fighters claim willingness online but decline when the UFC calls, citing reasons like inability to make weight, belly aches, broken fingers, or hand injuries. Oliveira labeled the behavior "not a good look" and urged fighters to stop fabricating willingness to fight.
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