“Charles Oliveira On Another Level Like Damian Maia Was For Many Years,” Says Nova Uniao Coach

The AllStar sat down with Marcio Cesar, former Chute Boxe/AKA Thailand jiu jitsu coach and owner/head coach of Nova Uniao Phuket, breaks down the jiu jitsu of Charles Oliveira against Dustin Poirier. The pair will headline UFC 269 on Dec.11 in Las Vegas with the undisputed lightweight championship on the line.

Cesar’s thoughts on Charles Oliveira:

“If you say about ground game, [Oliveira] on another level. If only on the ground, Charles Oliveira on another level like Damian Maia was for many years.”

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Fighter profile

Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira is a 32 year old male fighter from Brazil with 31 pro wins and 8 losses. Oliveira is scheduled to fight Dustin Poirier at UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier on Saturday December 11, 2021.

Oliveira’s recent form coming into this matchup

Charles Oliveira has gone 5-0 in the last 5 professional MMA fights.

• Win vs Michael Chandler • KO/TKO R2 0:19 • 2021-05-15
• Win vs Tony Ferguson • Decision R3 5:00 • 2020-12-12
• Win vs Kevin Lee • Submission R3 0:28 • 2020-03-14
• Win vs Jared Gordon • KO/TKO R1 1:26 • 2019-11-16
• Win vs Nik Lentz • KO/TKO R2 2:11 • 2019-05-18

Charles Oliveira’s next opponent: Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier

Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier’s recent form coming into this matchup

Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier is a 32 year old male fighter from United States with 28 pro wins and 6 losses. Poirier is scheduled to fight Charles Oliveira at UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier on Saturday December 11, 2021.

Dustin Poirier has gone 4-1 in the last 5 professional MMA fights.

• Win vs Conor McGregor • KO/TKO R1 5:00 • 2021-07-10
• Win vs Conor McGregor • KO/TKO R2 2:32 • 2021-01-23
• Win vs Dan Hooker • Decision R5 5:00 • 2020-06-27
• Loss vs Khabib Nurmagomedov • Submission R3 2:06 • 2019-09-07
• Win vs Max Holloway • Decision R5 5:00 • 2019-04-13

How to watch and bet on Charles Oliveira vs Dustin Poirier

Keep track of all the latest odds and line-movements at our bout page for this matchup.