Charles Oliveira on the fight with Dustin Poirier: “It will be a war”

Charles Oliveira on the fight with Dustin Poirier: “It will be a war”

The UFC lightweight champion, Brazilian Charles Oliveira, shared his expectations from the fight with American Dustin Poirier. According to Charles, he considers Dustin a strong opponent, but himself a more perfect fighter. Poirier won via doctor stoppage when McGregor stepped awkwardly and broke his leg toward the end of the first round of their bout…

Michael Chandler open to ‘biggest fan favorite fight’ against Justin Gaethje, responds to Eddie Alvarez’s questions

Michael Chandler open to ‘biggest fan favorite fight’ against Justin Gaethje, responds to Eddie Alvarez’s questions

Very hard to imagine anyone handling a loss better than Michael Chandler as he faced the music after suffering a second-round TKO to new lightweight champion Charles Oliveira at UFC 262. While losing is never easy, Chandler hasn’t shied away from doing interviews or speaking openly about the mistakes he made that night after nearly…

Charles Oliveira: “I am ready to go down to featherweight for the sake of a championship fight”

Charles Oliveira: “I am ready to go down to featherweight for the sake of a championship fight”

UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira says he open to moving back to 145lbs, but only for a title shot, saying that he “would do well.” Oliveira knocked out Michael Chandler in the main event of UFC 262 in Houston two weeks ago to become the new UFC lightweight champion. He has won his last nine…

UFC confirms that TJ Dillashaw vs Cory Sandhagen has been postponed for July 24

UFC confirms that TJ Dillashaw vs Cory Sandhagen has been postponed for July 24

Cory Sandhagen and TJ Dillashaw were set to meet 8th of May, earlier this year. However, Dillashaw got a nasty gash above his forehead which saw the fight being postponed to a further date. With the postponed date being announced for a couple of weeks, the UFC have now confirmed that the fight has been…

Charles Oliveira reacts to ‘complete madness’ of hero’s meet in Brazil after UFC 262 title win. Video

Charles Oliveira reacts to ‘complete madness’ of hero’s meet in Brazil after UFC 262 title win. Video

Charles Oliveira took the longest road of any UFC fighter before winning a championship, and we can only represent what he’s been feeling since Saturday night – especially now that he’s returned to the favela where he grew up in Brazil. “Do Bronx,” in his 28th UFC fight and nearly 11 years later with the…

Michael Chandler open to ‘biggest fan favorite fight’ against Justin Gaethje, responds to Eddie Alvarez’s comments. Video

Michael Chandler open to ‘biggest fan favorite fight’ against Justin Gaethje, responds to Eddie Alvarez’s comments. Video

Michael Chandler addresses his loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 262, what went wrong and how he’s handling this defeat compared to past setbacks in his career. Chandler also discusses a possible showdown against Justin Gaethje next while responding to Eddie Alvarez saying that would be a “terrible matchup” for him It’s hard to imagine…

Charles Oliveira sets new record after winning UFC 262

Charles Oliveira sets new record after winning UFC 262

Charles Oliveira stopped Michael Chandler by TKO in the second round of his title fight for the vacant lightweight championship at UFC 262. Despite the difficult first round, the Brazilian Oliveira started the second round very abruptly and finished the opponent with a gorgeous knockdown from the left hand, and after adding a dozen more…

UFC 262 Weigh-in Results

UFC 262 Weigh-in Results

The official weigh-in procedure for tomorrow’s UFC 262 tournament has just finished in Houston (Texas), in the main event of which ex-Bellator champion Michael Chandler (22-5-0) and Brazilian Charles Oliveira (30-8-0) will challenge the vacant title lightweight division, freed by the retired Khabib Nurmagomedov. The full UFC 262 weigh-in results include: MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10…

Tony Ferguson blasts Michael Chandler for dodging him, says he got handed title shot: “You got Dana White privilege”

Tony Ferguson blasts Michael Chandler for dodging him, says he got handed title shot: “You got Dana White privilege”

Tony Ferguson had some harsh words for Michael Chandler and believes he was handed a UFC title shot. After Chandler signed with the UFC, he was linked to fights with Dustin Poirier and Tony Ferguson. The latter of which was supposed to take place in October at UFC 254, but due to contract negotiations, the fight…