Charles Oliveira has certainly been having fun ahead of his huge UFC 300 fight.
The Brazilian takes on Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300 as part of a historic anniversary event, and despite the business-like nature of his approach to the clash, he was in a jovial mood prior to the dust-up.
A fan was asked about the former UFC lightweight champion, and she suggested that her husband would beat him if the pair met him in the octagon.
As she delivered a warning message to the 155lbs contender, Oliveira hilariously appeared from the perimeters of where the fan Q&A was taking place.
He crept up behind the fan who stood with the microphone, before she turned and spotted the UFC star who came into frame.
She jumped and was clearly shocked by his arrival shouting, ‘Holy s***,’ but the pair embraced and greeted each other in hysterics.
This was an extremely similar gag to that of heavyweight legend Mike Tyson, who did similar during an appearance on a TV show.
The heavyweight legend crept up behind a fan who suggested that Conor McGregor would beat him in a street fight.
Oliveira is looking to make a new run at 155lbs in a bid to regain his title which he lost to Islam Makhachev in October 2022.
There could be some huge fights in the pipeline for Oliveira, including a showdown with McGregor when he makes his return this year.
It is expected the Irishman will next face Michael Chandler in his comeback fight, but Oliveira’s trainer Diego Lima has insisted the pair will inevitably do battle.
“Sucks, right? With all due respect to Chandler, I’m not taking anything away from him, but what is his history in the UFC?” Lima said to MMA Fighting.
“Way more. So I don’t know if this fight will sell. Chandler kept waiting for McGregor and people forgot about Chandler.
“Respectfully, nobody knows he exists. Arman [Tsarukyan] is on a roll, Gaethje too, Poirier did this fight.
“Unfortunately, it makes this Chandler vs McGregor fight sell less and less because it will be all about McGregor and not a bit about Chandler.
“Charles sells more than Chandler. If Charles fights McGregor now, f***, in my opinion, that would stop the fight world. It would stop it.”
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