As a youngster growing up in the poorer suburbs of Guaruja, Sao Paulo, Oliveira endured consistent body pain and faced difficulty walking at times. He was diagnosed with rheumatic fever and abnormal heart murmurs, which took a toll on his ankle.
‘Do Bronx’ was written off by the doctor and told that he would never walk again, and was often bedridden after that. Oliveira spoke about his diagnosis in an interview with ESPN MMA ahead of his UFC 274 bout against Justin Gaethje:
The former lightweight champion also recently took to Instagram to share a couple of his childhood pictures. He reminisced over his journey to the pinnacle of mixed martial arts and expressed his gratitude:
In the accompanying pictures, junior Oliveira mirrors his older self with folded hands and an uncanny smile as he dons his Gi.
Check out his post below:
Joe Rogan praises Charles Oliveira’s jiu-jitsu
Charles Oliveira is set to face off against Islam Makhachev in a bid to reclaim his lightweight championship. At UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, the two will fight each other for a maximum of five rounds with gold on the line.
The two fighters are incredibly skilled and highly-regarded for their ground game. Joe Rogan discussed Oliveira’s jiu-jitsu on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience:
Rogan praised Charles Oliveira’s jiu-jitsu and cited it as the best across mixed martial arts. Come UFC 280, ‘Do Bronx’ will hope to put it to good use against Islam Makhachev.
Catch Joe Rogan’s full comments below:
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