The bout between the top lightweights will have challenger status, as officially announced by UFC CEO, Dana White.
“Charles Oliveira will face Arman Tsarukyan in a contender’s bout,” the organization’s chief announced. “Oliveira was supposed to fight the champion, Islam Makhachev, but Islam is still recovering from injury. The winner will face Islam when he returns this summer.”
Arman Tsarukyan, 27, picked up his third straight victory a month ago, knocking out American Benil Dariush in the 64th second of the fight.
Charles Oliveira, 34, also defeated Dariush in his last fight, finishing the American by first-round TKO last June, and then the Brazilian withdrew from his title fight against Islam Makhachev after suffering a severe dissection two weeks before UFC 294.