Charles Oliveira DEFEATS Michael Chandler In A DOMINATING Performance At UFC 309

Former UFC Champion and Brazilian superstar Charles Oliveira defeated Michael Chandler in their intense fight at UFC 309. The fight lasted five rounds and it was at the end the Brazilian superstar who won the match on the basis of the decision by the judges. This was the second time, the two superstars faced against one another as they last fought in 2021 when Charles Oliveira had defeated Michael Chandler to win the UFC Lighweight title. 

Charles Oliveria Defeats Michael Chandler At UFC 309 

In a lightweight bout that made every fan from Kid Rock to Jordan Knight to Anthony Kiedis go wild at the finish in the fifth round, Charles Oliveira beat Michael Chandler via unanimous decision. The fight was a rematch of their May 2021 fight when Charles Oliveira topped Chandler to win the lightweight title. Oliveira staked his claim to another title fight with the win.

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The fifth round was about as good as it gets inside the octagon highlighted by Chandler dropping Oliveira twice on his back. The 38-year-old Chandler stepped inside the cage for the first time in two years, in large part because he waited for a fight that never materialized with Conor McGregor. 

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Charles Oliveria now has his eyes on the light heavyweight title of the UFC and is looking to challenge Alex Pereira.  

Michael Chandler Calls Out Conor McGregor At UFC 309

“We’ve been wondering where you’ve been, Conor,” Chandler bellowed in the cage. “Come back and beat me if you can.” 

McGregor has been sued by a woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her in a Dublin hotel in 2018.

Chandler shook Trump’s hand after the fight on a card more charged with politics than punches. 

(With AP Inputs)