Daniel Cormier wonders if a Charles Oliveira victory over the surging Islam Makhachev could bring set up a scenario where Khabib Nurmagomedov returns to the UFC. Oliveira (33-8 MMA, 21-8 UFC) was stripped of his lightweight title after missing weight for his UFC 274 fight against Justin Gaethje, but wound up winning by submission in Round 1. As a result, Oliveira’s next fight will be for the vacant belt, and Makhachev (22-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC) has been campaigning to face him . During a current 11-fight winning streak, Oliveira has finished Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier, and Gaethje.
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