“I couldn’t train after getting injured during wrestling training,” the Brazilian said in a video posted on social media. “I tried to continue training, I did everything in my power, but I couldn’t, and we had to withdraw from the fight”
“I need to stop training for a few days and then I will go back to the gym and we will reschedule the fight. I will resume the preparation process soon. I have a minor injury, and we decided to take a little delay so as not to fight injured. Once we made such a mistake, and I do not want to repeat it again. We are taking a step back in order to take two or three steps forward very soon.”
Recall that the fight between Charles Oliveira and Benil Dariush was supposed to take place on May 6 at UFC 288 in Newark, but according to rumors, it will be moved to the card of the UFC 289 tournament, which will be hosted by Vancouver on June 10.