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Charles Oliveira reveals emotional experience in Canada return following UFC 289 win: ‘I cried after the fight’

Former UFC lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira, will never forget his experience most recently fighting in Canada after a run of bad luck in the Great White North.

Charles Oliveira made a triumphant return to the Octagon earlier this month, after dropping his title to reigning champion Islam Makhachev eight months before. ‘Du Bronx’ would take on the surging Beniel Dariush in the co-main event of UFC 289, finishing ‘Benny’ in the first round to the sound of a roaring Canadian crowd.

In fact, Oliveira was massively well received all of fight week and seemed to be the main attraction all week, further proving how popular the Brazilian has become since rolling through the lightweight division.