RIO DE JANEIRO — Charles Oliveira has at all times made it fairly clear that he can be all the way down to sharing the cage with former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor, and that hasn’t modified in 2025. In actual fact, he would nonetheless be open to going through “The Infamous” on the deliberate UFC present on the White Home in June 2026.
Chatting with reporters throughout the UFC Rio media day Wednesday in Brazil previous to his light-weight foremost occasion with Mateusz Gamrot, “do Bronx” mentioned he’s considering a slot on the historic occasion on June 14.
“After we speak about legacy, that’s going to be gigantic,” Oliveira mentioned of the White Home card. “Why not do an enormous struggle there? That might be actually good. All people needs to struggle there, I believe. If the UFC wants me, I’ll be prepared.”
Requested who can be the perfect dance associate for such extravaganza, Oliveira laughed.
“I don’t even wish to say that,” Oliveira mentioned. “All people is aware of what can be the struggle there, Charles Oliveira and Conor McGregor. That’s the cash struggle.”
McGregor hasn’t fought in years and is at the moment serving a 18-month suspension after lacking three random drug exams, however might be cleared to return to motion in March. The motivation to face him wouldn’t be a aggressive need to check himself, Oliveira admitted.
“Monetary [reason],” Oliveira laughed. “I simply mentioned I’m essentially the most truthful one right here. My historical past wasn’t manufactured, my historical past is the way in which it’s. I gained’t change my method of talking. Why the will to struggle Conor? Funds. How a lot cash you assume that may generate? How a lot cash would that convey to everybody’s pockets? It’s some huge cash. We’re speaking about some huge cash. So why? That’s the reality.
“It’s not as a result of he beat this man or that man or has finished this or that. He’s by no means mentioned a foul factor about me. Fairly the other, I’m at all times saying good issues about him. He’s made historical past contained in the cage, beat nice names. He had his method of speaking — it’s not the way in which I discuss, the way in which I like to advertise, but it surely’s method of selling and has made him some huge cash, has finished lots for our sport. However why do I need the struggle? As a result of it could give me some huge cash, that’s the reality. I’ve nothing towards him.”
