Media Charles Oliveira talks about fighting without glasses: "Im 50% blind without them"

[13Seconds]

"If i take off the glasses, I can only see 50% but it never hindered me in a fight. God blesses me so much that i can see normal in the fight, but if i take them off in the street, im blind"

Damn...

 

[Prick_Flair]

Was he not eligible for lasik ?

 

[SouthpawSouthernFist]

"If i take off the glasses, I can only see 50% but it never hindered me in a fight. God blesses me so much that i can see normal in the fight, but if i take them off in the street, im blind"

Damn...

Hmm. Must be an evolutionary thing, right before combat the senses are sharpened. I wonder how many years of brutish crushing, tearing, ripping, eviscerating, disemboweling, etc. had to take place throughout our evolutionary dynasty to acquire such a trait.

 

[13Seconds]

Hmm. Must be an evolutionary thing, right before combat the senses are sharpened. I wonder how many years of brutish crushing, tearing, ripping, eviscerating, disemboweling, etc. had to take place throughout our evolutionary dynasty to acquire such a trait.

Also this is close combat. Almost any other sport would suck to participate in with bad vision. Not martial arts tho

 

[Black Paladin]

Hmm. Must be an evolutionary thing, right before combat the senses are sharpened. I wonder how many years of brutish crushing, tearing, ripping, eviscerating, disemboweling, etc. had to take place throughout our evolutionary dynasty to acquire such a trait.

Or, we were just DESIGNED to process adrenaline dumps that way.

 

[supnmunm]

I often wonder about this. I can't see shit without contacts or glasses. I don't think I'd be able to fight without them so I guess surgery would be the only option? I can't imagine getting punched in the eye with contacts in, would be impossible to see.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

I’ve often wondered if this plays any part in his lack of head movement? It’s something his haters harp on. I wonder if he bobs and weaves too much if he might actually lose his focus more easily? And therefore he might actually be picking the lesser of two evils?

 

[Chagaev]

Oliveira with glasses waiting to be born.

 

[Reach4theSky]

"No excuses" - Justin Gaethje...

 

[pamirec]

There are other dudes who fight with bad vision. Obviously Bisping’s case is the worst.

 

[accolyte1022]

Can he not put contacts in?

During a fight?

 

[mjfan23]

Post eye surgery Charles = GOAT

 

[VinceArch]

I think I remember Rory MacDonald saying something similar when he fought for the promotion.

 

[deanambrose]

50% vision Oliveira is undefeated.

 

[Lucas1980]

Blind and Autistic c

 

[Fioretti]

This is odd. I recently mentioned impaired vision (not from eyepokes) being a factor that may often be overlooked when people think fighters have "declined" at an early age.

 

[Oblivian]

My vision is really bad. I'm on a desktop at work with decent size double monitors, but if I take off my glasses, the I can barely make out what 52 point font says. I could still spar without glasses.

 

[Ube]

Fighting with contacts is the worst. You get one tiny little punch to the face and you have to take a time out cause the contact lens shifts.

I don’t know how bad Oliveiras eyes are but with striking it was tough without contacts because everything seemed to blend together into one weird blur. But grappling is no problem.

 

[Otto!]

I need my glasses for reading, driving, pretty much everything, but MMA would not be an issue.

 

[giantveggie]

Athletic Commission be like 'is normal'