Charles Oliveira fans have bombarded Conor McGregor 's latest Instagram post as the UFC star gears up for his return.
McGregor is back to full training after breaking his tibia against Dustin Poirier last July. The former two-weight champion returned to sparring last month and is moving well on his injured leg, posting a video of himself on Instagram comfortably squatting 80kg.
The Irishman was called out by Oliveira after his win against Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 this past weekend. Oliveira should have been defending his lightweight belt, but was stripped of it the moment he entered the octagon after controversially missing weight by half a pound.
Oliveira's Brazilian fans have now taken to McGregor's latest post to flood the comments section with Brazil flags, also taunting him about a potential fight with 'Do Bronx'.
One user wrote: "Du Bronx is gonna put you to sleep!! Ain’t that right," Whilst another questioned, "Are you scared of Do Bronx?"
More users warned McGregor that he will be beaten by the former champion, as one commented: "Charles Oliveira will get you," with another adding: "Charles Oliveira sends you a hug".
McGregor played down Oliveira's call out and cited the weight cut to 155-pounds as the reason, stating: "I’m not sure I wish to cut the weight. I am really enjoying being built like a refrigerator. I feel I want to fight at this size just to watch it back lol. But I’d love to fight the Brazilian, 100 per cent! I love Brazil and I’m unbeaten against Brazil. All KO’s. I’ve some thinking to do."
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More fans have unsurprisingly urged McGregor to accept Oliveira's call out after teasing the fight, with one writing: "Love Conor, accept this fight with Charles do Bronx in Brazil for us!" A final user wrote: "I'm dying for you to fight the Brazilian show me who owns the belt".
UFC president Dana White has guaranteed that Oliveira will fight for his recently vacated title next. 'Do Bronx' insists he is still the champion and doesn't care who he needs to fight next to reclaim the belt.
"This is a message to the entire division; I am a problem for the entire division. I am the enlighted, I am the champion, this is my title and it should be here," said Oliveira. "Dana White, I don't care [who I fight next], I'm not going to choose. Hey, Conor McGregor, are you going to come back or are you going to run away?"
