{"id":421,"date":"2022-10-11T21:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T20:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=421"},"modified":"2022-10-12T06:10:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T05:10:25","slug":"henry-cejudo-says-if-anyone-can-beat-charles-oliveira-its-islam-makhachev-wrestling-can-be-your-safety-net","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/henry-cejudo-says-if-anyone-can-beat-charles-oliveira-its-islam-makhachev-wrestling-can-be-your-safety-net\/","title":{"rendered":"Henry Cejudo says if anyone can beat Charles Oliveira it&#8217;s Islam Makhachev: &#8216;Wrestling can be your safety net&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Farah Hannoun\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Henry Cejudo\u00a0sees\u00a0Islam Makhachev\u2019s wrestling being too much for\u00a0Charles Oliveira.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Makhachev (22-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC) faces Oliveira for the vacant lightweight title in the main event of UFC 280 on Oct. 22 in Abu Dhabi. Oliveira may not be holding the belt, but the Brazilian has won 11 in a row, including title fight finishes over Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although several fighters have had their moments against Oliveira (33-8 MMA, 21-8 UFC), they ultimately were overwhelmed and finished. But for Cejudo, it\u2019s simple: Wrestling wins fights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIf there\u2019s anybody that could beat Charles Oliveira, his name is Islam Makhachev because he has that one solid style,\u201d Cejudo said on his\u00a0YouTube channel.\u00a0\u201cSame reason why I beat Demetrious Johnson: My wrestling overwhelmed whatever it is that he was bringing to the table, and wrestling can be your safety net. One solid base like wrestling could probably neutralize anything that any martial arts can bring to the table.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Islam Makhachev 10 straight wins \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ufc<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/89UbpLWLuO\">pic.twitter.com\/89UbpLWLuO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1497761181712355330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Olympic gold medalist wrestler Cejudo\u00a0dethroned Demetrious Johnson\u00a0to capture the flyweight title in August 2018. It was a razor-close decision, but Cejudo\u2019s three takedowns were able to sway the judges in his favor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to\u00a0Tipico Sportsbook, the odds favor Makhachev, who\u2019s a -180 betting favorite. Oliveira is a +140 underdog for their title fight at Etihad Arena.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie\u2019s event hub for\u00a0UFC 280.<\/em><\/p>\n<aside class=\"shortcode shortcode--listicle\" data-gallery-id=\"2526617\">\n<h4 class=\"shortcode--listicle__header\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>List<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"shortcode--listicle__title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Twitter reacts to Islam Makhachev&#8217;s dominant TKO of Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night 202<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"shortcode--listicle__image\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-1000x1000 size-1000x1000 lazy-load loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/02\/islam-makhachev-bobby-green-ufc-fight-night-202-1-1.jpg?w=1000\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/02\/islam-makhachev-bobby-green-ufc-fight-night-202-1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/02\/islam-makhachev-bobby-green-ufc-fight-night-202-1-1.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/02\/islam-makhachev-bobby-green-ufc-fight-night-202-1-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/02\/islam-makhachev-bobby-green-ufc-fight-night-202-1-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/02\/islam-makhachev-bobby-green-ufc-fight-night-202-1-1.jpg?resize=480,320 480w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/02\/islam-makhachev-bobby-green-ufc-fight-night-202-1-1.jpg?w=1000\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/02\/islam-makhachev-bobby-green-ufc-fight-night-202-1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/02\/islam-makhachev-bobby-green-ufc-fight-night-202-1-1.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/02\/islam-makhachev-bobby-green-ufc-fight-night-202-1-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/02\/islam-makhachev-bobby-green-ufc-fight-night-202-1-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/02\/islam-makhachev-bobby-green-ufc-fight-night-202-1-1.jpg?resize=480,320 480w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-was-processed=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"shortcode shortcode--listicle\" data-gallery-id=\"2544439\">\n<h2 class=\"shortcode--listicle__header\"><\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farah Hannoun\u00a0 Henry Cejudo\u00a0sees\u00a0Islam Makhachev\u2019s wrestling being too much for\u00a0Charles Oliveira. Makhachev (22-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC) faces Oliveira for the vacant lightweight title in the main event of UFC 280 on Oct. 22 in Abu Dhabi. Oliveira may not be holding the belt, but the Brazilian has won 11 in a row, including title fight [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-421","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":425,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421\/revisions\/425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}