Charles Oliveira Might Lose Over $2 Million After UFC 274

Charles Oliveira Might Lose Over $2 Million

Charles Oliveira proved everyone at UFC 274 that he could be in the run to be one of the greatest in the lightweight division.

Oliveira defeated the no 1 lightweight contender Justin Gaethje via submission in the first round.

But despite the phenomenal performance, Oliveira is still on the verge of losing over $2 million, here's why-

The former champion didn't hit the weight mark to be eligible to compete for the lightweight title and hence was forfeited of his championship.

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Oliveira missed the mark by 0.5lbs in the pre-fight ceremonial weigh-in.

But along with his championship, the scale fail could also cost him over 2 million dollars.

The prize for defending a title could have been in millions which Oliveira might no longer be able to claim after being pulled out as a champion.

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Along with that, the sponsorship amount, show fee as a champion, post fight bonus for his RNC of Justin Gaethje, everything which summed up to be around $2.3 million, could go down too, as explained by the former title challenger and MMA analyst Chael Sonnen.

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