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Dan Hooker is not a fan of Charles Oliveira and believes the Brazilian has ruined the meaning of the BMF belt.

Oliveira won the BMF belt at UFC 326 by dethroning Max Holloway. However, in a fight where fans expected a slugfest, “Do Bronxs” opted to take Holloway down, suffocated “Blessed” for more than 20 minutes, secure five takedowns en route to a unanimous-decision win.

Fans expected a wild brawl but watched a snoozefest. Therefore, after the 37-year-old won the BMF strap, many asked the UFC to retire the belt. However, the promotion has yet to strip Oliveira.

The Brazilian is now set to defend his belt against Diego Lopes at UFC 335.

Dan Hooker Says Charles Oliveira Made the BMF Belt “not cool”

Dan Hooker, one of the most entertaining strikers and seasoned UFC veterans, recently took a dig at Charles Oliveira during a sitdown with Submission Radio. “The Hangman” quipped:

“[The belt is stupid], to be honest. It was cool for a bit, and then he [Charles] kind of made it not cool.”

Oliveira, however, isn’t bothered by these kinds of comments and has said in a recent interview with MMA Fighting that a strap cannot dictate how he needs to fight, and if the company wants, they can take the belt, as “Do Bronxs” won’t really mind. The former 155-pound champion said:

“Let’s talk about the BMF belt. People might want to see two guys stand in front of each other, throw bombs, and beat each other up to see who can knock the other guy out. Sure, that could happen, and it would be cool. But I’m not here to please anyone. I’m here to go out there, fight, and win.”

“‘Oh, but the BMF fight is about going there and breaking each other up.’ Then, honestly, brother, here’s the belt. Take it somewhere else. That belt is not for me.” [h/t: MMA Fighting]

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Merab Dvalishvili has sent a chilling warning to Petr Yan while discussing what he plans to do differently when he and Yan meet a third time inside the octagon.

Yan vs. Dvalishvili is set to take place at UFC 333 on October 24. Ahead of this title rematch, “The Machine” has identified the flaws in his game and what went wrong at UFC 323, when the Russian fighter dethroned him.

In an interview with UFC on Paramount, Dvalishvili said that in the Yan trilogy bout, he will have to ‘chase Yan’s body, mix things up, and just be himself.’ The 35-year-old sent a chilling warning to the current and two-time bantamweight champion.

“In the last fight, I was trying to be different than I was. I was chasing his head too much. Now I’m gonna chase his body, then mix it up. And then just I will be just myself… He was the No. 1; now I will be No. 1. I will be the one who will chase him and who will rip the body and rip the head and break his face.”

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Last year, when “The Machine” was dethroned at UFC 323, Yan dictated the pace and landed more accurate shots to Dvalishvili’s body, head, and liver, while also stopping the Georgian fighter’s takedowns and scoring some of his own. After 25 minutes, Dvalishvili’s face was a bloody mess, yet “The Machine” refused to give up. Unfortunately for him, it was simply not his night. UFC 323 was also Dvalishvili’s fourth title defense in 12 months, and he had previously revealed that he specifically did not train for Yan and entered the bout injured.

However, this time, after months of recovery, both fighters will meet again to settle their trilogy, which is currently tied at 1-1.

Merab Dvalishvili discusses who he wants to face if he recaptures UFC bantamweight title at UFC 333

If Merab Dvalishvili recaptures the UFC bantamweight title by defeating Petr Yan at UFC 333, he wants to defend it against Song Yadong.

In the same interview above, “The Machine” named Yadong as the fighter he would love to face in the future. Yadong most recently knocked out Umar Nurmagomedov cold at UFC Shanghai, and Dvalishvili is impressed with “Kung Fu Kid.” He said:

“I was excited for Song Yadong. He is the new contender now. He’s new blood. I’ve never fought him, and he excites me because he is dangerous and has knockout power… I think if I beat Petr, I think Song Yadong will be my next opponent.”

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