With the UFC lightweight belt now vacant, Charles Oliveira wants his name included title conversation. UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement after submitting Justin Gaethje in the second round at UFC 254, leaving the 155-pound belt up for grabs. The UFC posted an image of top-ranked lightweights Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Tony Ferguson, Gaethje and Michael Chandler as contenders who are vying for the top spot, but Oliveira took issue with the fact that he wasn’t included. “And I? I’m ready, I come from seven victories in a row and only Poirier and I are coming from the victory of all these fighters who posted
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Charles Oliveira says he deserves inclusion in UFC lightweight title conversation – MMA Junkie