One of my favorite prospects, Charles Oliveira, has been offered a multi-fight UFC deal and is expected to debut with the company soon.
MMAJunkie.com broke the news.
Oliveira has been offered an exclusive agreement and is expected to debut in the near future. Though the contract has yet to be finalized, the process appears to be a mere formality at this point. An exact date for the 20-year-old Oliveira’s first UFC fight has not been determined, and an opponent has yet to be named.
Oliveira has mostly fought in Brazil but he has one U.S. fight, a win over Dom Stanco. Stanco was a former training partner of mine and I happened to have attended that fight. I can tell you that after watching Oliveira he has Damien Maia at 155 type upside. The guy is 20 years old and moves like a snake on the ground. He’s somewhat thin for 155 but should be able to add weight easily to his long lanky frame.
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The scariest thing about Oliveira is that as good as he is, and as young as he is, he hasn’t even began to scratch the surface of his potential. Jordan Breen has said on his radio show that Oliveira basically trains in his garage with friends. When he gets to a real camp, all bets are off.
Jason is our resident old school fan. He loves PRIDE, but has recently admitted that there must be a reason that all these guys have struggled since coming over to the UFC. Jason is also the only one of us with any formal training, as he has competed in several grappling competition and trained with some of Long Island's best fighters.When not writing, Jason is an avid reader, and a fantasy sports expert. 
