UFC 317 was perhaps the worst-case scenario for Charles Oliveira. Not only did he lose the opportunity to regain the lightweight title belt, but he also got brutally knocked out by Ilia Topuria in under three minutes. And just like that, he became the third jewel in the Spaniard’s streak of sending legends to the shadow realm after Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. The Brazilian paid his respects to Topuria, but many fans speculated that ‘Do Bronx’ would go on a long hiatus to recover after such devastation.
But that is not the case.