Dana White: Charles Oliveira is the champ, but not technically is not | ESPN MMA

Dana White speaks about the lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev being set for UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi.

[Trihard_]

Dana did the right thing by giving him those PPV points

[amsterdam]

Let's go Charles. I'm rooting for ya. Imagine him calling out Khabib after finishing Islam in the 2nd round by choke.

[MrRobjs]

50/50 this will be Charles toughest opponent so far. If anyone can beat Charles now it's Islam but at the same time if anyone can beat Islam right now it's Charles.

[Amzyy]

If Charles gets it done in Abu Dhabi it will be madness this is a legacy fight no denying Do Bronx is the lightweight GOAT after beating Makhachev

[ufcfanatic]

That smirk by Dana at the end though..😂😂

[the-mma-guru]

The fact that the UFC is actually allowing him to keep getting PPV points despite not having a belt is just 100% proof that they or the commission were the ones who messed up the scales for him making weight at UFC 274. No way they would give him a PPV share if it was his fault and not theirs.

[trevortoews]

They're giving him the ppv points because he's taking the fight in Abu Dhabi.

[ZA-covj]

There is a champion his name is Charles Oliveira!

[Dwayne]

Just imagine Do Brox as the first ever 2x LW CHAMP 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[piinetu]

both Islam and Charles great fighters .. love both of them .. its gonnab one of the best fight ... eagerly waiting to see what happens in Abu Dhabi

[gabrielteixeira]

O campeão tem nome e se chama Charles Oliveira!

[PurpleWeasel]

so give him the belt... YOU stripped him not the state commission.

[netopierro]

Charles is a badass, fought Gaethje in his backyards and now Islam in Abu Dhabi. dude doesnt care.

[skyeldridge]

They stripped him of the belt because they couldn't fight in Dubai with a Brazilian champ

[dmnism]

The champion has a name, and his name is Charles Oliveira. Simple as that.

[HardcoreGamer]

Of course, Islam/Khabib have Dana White privilege. They'll get the fight in Abu Dhabi instead of Brazil.

[MDPNJ]

Charles is the Champ UFC messed up by stripping him..it's their belt not the commissions but I'm happy to see Charles is keeping his ppv points

[rselegatto]

This is the UFC basically admitting that what happened with Charles against Gaethje with the scales in Phoenix was a robbery! Give the champ his belt back!

[meetthemasters]

Giving him the ppv points now instead of the Brazil fight or Mcgregor is like giving him the smallest payday possible before they dump him for good afterwards.

[thedauntlessone.]

There’s gonna be so many fans crying and demanding rematch when Islam dominates and finishes Oliveira convincingly. I’ll be back here.