Islam Makhachev Listed as Significant Favorite in Potential Rematch vs. Charles Oliveira

Past results are clearly influencing the odds for a potential
rematch between Islam
Makhachev and Charles
Oliveira.

According to online oddsmaker
BetOnline, Makhachev is currently listed as a -350 favorite for
a second meeting with “Do Bronx.” Oliveira, meanwhile, is a +285
underdog. Makhachev was also
favored in their first bout at UFC 280, but those odds ranged
from -166 to -205.

The lightweights initially squared off for the vacant lightweight
belt at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 22, 2022. Makhachev claimed
the throne with a dominant performance, winning via second-round
submission and ending Oliveira’s 11-bout promotional winning streak
in the process. Oliveira returned for the first time since that
defeat at UFC 289, where he earned a technical knockout over top
lightweight contender Beneil
Dariush in the first round of the evening’s co-main event.
After that emphatic victory, the Brazilian immediately set his
sights on a rematch.

Though nothing is set in stone, UFC president Dana White seemed to
agree that a return date between Oliveira and Makhachev is the
logical next step in the division.

“Let’s not play games,” White said at the UFC 289 post-fight press
conference. “That fight makes sense, that’s the fight that should
happen, and I’m excited to see it again.”