Can Charles Oliveira beat Khabib Nurmagomedov?

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Charles Oliveira has slowly and steadily cemented his position as one of the greatest of all time.

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Charles Oliveira became the UFC lightweight champion after an emphatic TKO win over Michael Chandler.

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It's a question that fight fans have been wondering about lately. While Khabib has retired, we wonder whether Charles Oliveira could have been the one to hand him his first career loss.

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Charles Oliveira

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Charles Oliveira submission game

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The GOAT Khabib Nurmagomedov

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