The champ has a name, and it\u2019s \u201cGora Mermerby Escorpion!\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the name of the horse former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira drove to victory at a harness racing event in Argentina over the weekend, making this his second big win in two weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday I realized another great dream of mine, to win in Argentina,\u201d Oliveira wrote on Instagram. \u201cA great career with GORA MERMERBY ESCORPION, it\u2019s even more special in a prize grid like the national race thank you to everyone who helps me and believes in my dreams, thank you!\u201d<\/p>\n
Charles Oliveira\u2019s love of horses is well known and he\u2019s shared videos from harness races in the past. Now it seems like he\u2019s moving up in the world, taking his horse and two-wheeled cart to Argentina. It\u2019s unclear what event he won at this point, but Charles is clearly excited about it and we\u2019re excited for Charles.<\/p>\n
Just last weekend, Oliveira bounced back from a bad loss to Ilia Topuria to beat Mateusz Gamrot via second round submission in the main event of UFC Rio (watch it here).<\/a> He took the $50,000 performance bonus he got from that win and threw a party in his old neighborhood, proving once again that he\u2019s a real one.<\/p>\n