Despite suffering a leg injury in camp, Charles Oliveira persevered and won the vacant lightweight belt against Michael Chandler in an inspiring performance. Charles Oliveira is familiar with the struggles of life, and at an early age, the Brazilian ha…
Despite suffering a leg injury in camp, Charles Oliveira persevered and won the vacant lightweight belt against Michael Chandler in an inspiring performance. Charles Oliveira is familiar with the struggles of life, and at an early age, the Brazilian had to learn that lesson in a visceral way when medical professionals said he may never […]
Dana White says a fight between Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler “makes sense”. Chandler is fresh off a disappointing loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 262. The former Bellator champion had the chance to claim UFC gold in just his second fight with the promotion last week. Chandler appeared to be on his way to […]
Dana White says a fight between Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler “makes sense”.
Chandler is fresh off a disappointing loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 262. The former Bellator champion had the chance to claim UFC gold in just his second fight with the promotion last week. Chandler appeared to be on his way to doing just that after an impressive first-round in which he hurt ‘Do Bronx’ on several occasions. Things quickly went downhill for Chandler when he was cracked by an Oliveira left hand early in round two. The Brazilian swarmed to get the finish and the belt in spectacular fashion.
In an interview with TMZ Sports, White was asked what’s next for Chandler.
“That’s a good question,” White replied. “I mean, there’s a few opportunities. He could fight Gaethje, we’ll see. We don’t have anything done yet but that makes sense and that’d be a fun fight. Imagine Chandler and Gaethje.”
Gaethje is coming off a title shot loss of his own. The former interim lightweight champion attempted to unify the division against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 254 in October 2020. ‘The Highlight’ landed some eye-catching punches and leg kicks but was easily handled by the undefeated Russian once the fight hit the floor in round two. Nurmagomedov quickly transitioned to a triangle choke that put Gaethje to sleep. Post-fight, ‘The Eagle’ retired from the sport throwing the lightweight division into a state of flux that allowed Chandler to quickly rise to challenge for the vacant strap.
If Gaethje was to beat Chandler, he could find himself fighting once again for the undisputed lightweight title. However, it seems much more likely that Oliveira’s next opponent will be the winner of Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor III which takes place at UFC 264 on July 10.
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Reported PPV buys are in for UFC 262. Last weekend, UFC 262 generated an estimate of over 300,000 buys according to Sports Business Journal. The numbers generated were from the U.S. only, not counting PPV numbers from overseas. UFC 262 was headlined by…
Reported PPV buys are in for UFC 262. Last weekend, UFC 262 generated an estimate of over 300,000 buys according to Sports Business Journal. The numbers generated were from the U.S. only, not counting PPV numbers from overseas. UFC 262 was headlined by Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler, the former of whom became UFC lightweight […]
Kamaru Usman expressed his belief Tuesday that Khabib Nurmagomedov won’t be compelled to come out of retirement and challenge Charles Oliveira for the UFC…
Kamaru Usman expressed his belief Tuesday that Khabib Nurmagomedov won’t be compelled to come out of retirement and challenge Charles Oliveira for the UFC…
Before joining the UFC, Michael Chandler had doubts that he would ever be a part of the organization. Michael Chandler is fresh off his first UFC title shot. Although the fight didn’t go his way, ending in a second-round TKO loss, he is right on …
Before joining the UFC, Michael Chandler had doubts that he would ever be a part of the organization. Michael Chandler is fresh off his first UFC title shot. Although the fight didn’t go his way, ending in a second-round TKO loss, he is right on track in the division. When asked at the UFC 262 […]