“I just thought that the UFC did (injustice to me), and I just wish that I had a fair chance,” Charles Oliveira said nearly three years ago after the UFC stripped him of his lightweight title after UFC 274 for not being able to make championship weight. Fast forward to today, and another former champ in the form of Henry Cejudo seems to be speaking the same language. And what grievance does ‘Triple C’ hold against the boss? Well, a demand for just one fair chance after an unfortunate eye poke stopped his UFC Seattle main event bout.But here’s the twist: Oliveira, who once felt wronged outside the cage, now has no problem praising the latest UFC Fight Night 252, where an alleged foul play inside the Octagon massively dictated the fate of a fight. Funny how things change, right?“If you didn’t watch #UFCSeattle last night, you lost a great card. Do it now,” Oliveira posted on X, hyping up the event. But let’s be real, was it a great card, or was it just great for those who didn’t get fingers in both their eyes? If you didn’t watch #UFCSeattle last night, you lost a great card.Do it now— Charles ‘DoBronxs’ Oliveira (@CharlesDoBronxs) February 23, 2025‘Triple C’ and Song Yadong were locked in a tight battle, exchanging rounds until the Chinese 135fer’s accidental eye poke paused the action in round three. The former double champ took the complete five-minute recovery time, but when he admitted his vision was blurry, the fight was called off right at the start of the fourth round. The judges’ scorecards gave the ‘Kung Fu Kid’ a technical decision win (29-28, 29-28, 30-27). And just like that, Cejudo was left seeing double, both in his vision and in his back-to-back losses.“Dana, I know you said you’re not interested in a rematch, dude, let’s run it back,” Henry Cejudo pleaded on Instagram, hoping for another shot. But Dana White? He wasn’t having it. “Not at all. Not even a little bit,” he said at the post-event presser, shutting down the idea like a bouncer tossing out a guy who won’t take the hint.It is interesting to note that Oliveira’s comments came at a time when other UFC veterans expressed their displeasure over the incident. Former 155lbs champ Rafael dos Anjos took to X and tweeted, “Ref should take a point from Song. Eye poke like that can change the fight #UFCSeattle.”Meanwhile, former 135lbs champ Aljamain Sterling stated, “Big eye poke from Song. Would like to see the rest of this fight stay clean and keep the fight fair for both #UFCSeattle.” Former TUF alumnus Jason Miller tweeted his shock, “WEIRDEST NIGHT EVER.” With Cejudo now 0-3 since his return, it’s clear the UFC brass has moved on. The real question is, will the promotion ever reconsider and grant his request? Has the organization ever made exceptions in the past?Charles Oliveira knows what it’s like to fight back, or does he?If anyone understands what it’s like to be at odds with the UFC, it should be Charles Oliveira. Back in 2022, he was livid after being stripped of his 155lbs gold title over a 0.5-pound discrepancy at UFC 274. ‘Do Bronx’ has never let go of his belief that the scale was off. “What the UFC did was straight-up disrespectful,” he said recently speaking to JAXXON Podcast. Moreover, he maintained that he was a victim of a malfunctioning scale and a broken system.What was meant to be the Brazilian’s second title defense against Justin Gaethje turned into a haunted reality. Moreover, Oliveira still hasn’t been able to touch the fabled gold ever since. But the former champ now stands by UFC Seattle’s outcome, where a fight-ending foul happened inside the Octagon, not outside on a scale. The man who once called out the UFC’s injustice is now defending a night where controversy ran wild. That’s a pivot if we’ve ever seen one!UFC vice president of regulatory affairs Marc Ratner for his part, didn’t budge back then either. “So I’m very, very sure that there was nothing untoward on that scale. That scale was accurate. He insisted in 2022 after the widespread hubbub. Fan outrage led to the Arizona Boxing & MMA Commission stepping in, claiming that unofficial weigh-in scales weren’t their problem. White even implemented new security measures to keep fighters from tampering with the scales. But did that change anything? Not really. Oliveira still felt cheated, and now, three years later, Cejudo feels the same way.So what do you think? Should Cejudo get his rematch, or is White right to shut it down? And more importantly, does Oliveira’s change in stance make him a team player or just another fighter playing the UFC game? Let us hear your thoughts in the comments below!The post Charles Oliveira Goes Against the Wave to Defend Dana White’s UFC Seattle Despite Controversial Ending appeared first on EssentiallySports.