BMF champ Charles Oliveira signs new eight-fight UFC contract

Former UFC lightweight champion and current BMF titleholder Charles Oliveira will reach 45 octagon appearances if he completes his new contract.

Oliveira's coach Diego Lima told AGFight that the UFC's all-time finishes leader has inked a new long-term deal with the company that extends another eight fights.

"It was a wonderful deal," Lima said. "There's not a single bad thing to say, it was an incredible deal. ... We've got fights lined up until Charles is 40 years old. So for those people who were saying he was going to retire, just wait a bit longer."

At 36, Oliveira is seemingly still at the height of his career. He fell short of regaining the 155-pound title with a first-round knockout loss to Ilia Topuria in July, but has since bounced back with a submission of Mateusz Gamrot and a dominant decision over Max Holloway in March to claim the BMF strap.

Oliveira has firmly set his sights on capturing the UFC lightweight belt once more, and with a fresh deal in toe, it remains to be seen where he fits in the divisional landscape once Topuria and Justin Gaethje unify belts at UFC Freedom 250 on June 14 at the White House in Washington, D.C.

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