Oliveira submitted three opponents in a row over the next few months (including Bellator veteran Alexandre Bezerra), and won a split decision over Eduardo Pachu. After that he entered into another tournament at "Korea Fight", where he defeated Daniel Fernandes and Eliene Silva via KO and TKO, respectively. Oliveira debuted at lightweight by defeating future UFC fighter Mehdi Baghdad in December 2008 at the first event of promotion "Kawai Arena". Oliveira won the tournament by defeating Diego Braga via TKO (punches) in the first round of the fight. In the second round of the fight, Oliveira won via TKO (punches) and advanced to the final round of the tournament.
Oliveira's second stage fight was against Viscardi Andrade. In the first round, Oliveira defeated Jackson Pontes via submission (rear-naked choke) which advanced him to the second stage of the tournament. The event was the "Predator FC 9 - Welterweight Grand Prix", a one-night single-elimination tournament similar to the "Grand Prix" events held by Pride FC, where the competitors would have to fight three times in order to be crowned the champion.
JAMES CHARLES NAKED PROFESSIONAL
In March 2008, Oliveira made his professional debut at the Predador Fight Championship promotion, where his master Jorge Patino had previously participated at Predator FC 6. His first bout was the in the amateur MMA event Circuito Nacional de Vale-Tudo Amador ("National Amateur Vale-Tudo Circuit") against Rui Machado, Oliveira submitted him with an armbar 15 seconds into the first round. On three separate occasions, Oliveira has compiled multiple wins on the same night. Oliveira began his career in 2007 in his home country of Brazil, compiling a record of 12–0, with six knockouts and five submissions. When we went to fight some jiu-jitsu championships, they always said 'look at the guys from the Bronx, from the favela'. And they told me to get them a nickname, I was just Charles Oliveira. "Do Bronx" practically came when I went to fight in a tournament. In an interview he revealed: "Bronx is because it's a favela, right? Outskirts, where I come from. His nickname "do Bronx" comes from the Bronx borough of New York City, literally meaning "from the Bronx", as "Bronx" was a slang used for favelas and poor neighbourhoods. He was awarded his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Ericson Cardoso and Jorge "Macaco" Patino in 2010. Ĭharles Oliveira began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Roger Coelho at the age of 12, winning his first major title as a white belt in 2003.
"Paulo", the man who introduced Charles to jiu-jitsu, later died caught in the crossfire of a shootout in Vicente de Carvalho when Charles was 14. His family helped fund his training by selling street snacks and discarded cardboard.
JAMES CHARLES NAKED FOR FREE
Despite all the challenges, Oliveira was introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu by a neighbour named "Paulo", while his family had very low income, the BJJ gym's coach offered classes for free as part of a social program. He was diagnosed with rheumatic fever and heart murmur, which severely affected his ankle, the medic told his family that he could become paraplegic. Charles started playing football, dreaming in becoming a professional player, but at age 7 he started to feel ill, he had regular pains in his body and had problems in walking, and in some cases he couldn't move his legs. Oliveira was born in a poor family in the favela of Vicente de Carvalho in the tourist town Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil. As of May 9, 2022, he is #4 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
Oliveira holds multiple UFC records, notably the most submission wins in the organization's history at 16, and most finishes at 19. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Lightweight Champion. 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ericson Cardoso and Jorge "Macaco" Patino Ĭharles Oliveira da Silva (born October 17, 1989) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner.
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