Watch Charles Oliveira win UFC lightweight title by knocking out Conor McGregor’s next opponent
Charles Oliveira realised his world champion dream with an incredible come-from-behind win over Michael Chandler in 2021.
A year prior, Khabib Nurmagomedov left the lightweight division in a state of flux when he announced hisCredit: Getty Images - Getty After several months of trying to convince ‘The Eagle’ to fight on, UFC president Dana White decided to match Oliveira and Chandler for the vacant title. The Brazilian submission specialist had spent more than 10 years in MMA’s premier promotion by this time but had only just lived up to his potential with an eight-fight winning run.due to the fact he entered White’s league as a former three-time Bellator champion.
‘Iron’ seemed to be much more conformable on the big stage as he hurt Oliveira and sliced him open before jumping for a guillotine choke in round one at UFC 262 in May 2021.
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