Lightweight prospect Charles Oliveira earned “Fight of the night” honors at Sunday’s UFC Live 4, but there’s a good chance his submission win over Nik Lentz may not stand. After a blistering first frame which saw both men nearly finish, the Brazilian struck a kneeling Lentz with a clearly illegal knee to the face before submitting him with a second-round rear-naked choke. UFC President Dana White wrote on Twitter immediately afterward that the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission would review the tape and possibly reverse the result to a no-contest. Speaking Monday with Sherdog.com, “Charles do Bronx” apologized for the foul and guaranteed that it was never his intention to cheat, especially in a fight that he felt he was already in control of. “He wasn’t knocked out by the knee. Read more: http://espn.go.com/blog/mma/post?id=2784
