Dustin Poirier reacts to Charles Oliveira winning UFC lightweight title Top ranked lightweight Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier reacted to Charles Oliveira capturing the 155-pound title at UFC 262 on Saturday. Oliveira was badly hurt by Michael Chandler in the first round of the main event title bout, but survived. In the opening moments of the
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7:20 PM ET HOUSTON — UFC 262 will usher in a new era in one of the promotion’s premier divisions, as Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler vie for the vacant lightweight title in the main event at the Toyota Center. Saturday night will mark the first time someone other than Khabib Nurmagomedov, who retired last
If there is one takeaway from Thursday’s UFC 262 pre-fight press conference, it’s that “Dana White Privilege” is a phrase that will not be going away and is now part of the MMA lexicon. The phrase’s author? None other than “El Cucuy” Tony Ferguson. Ferguson was letting out a lot of steam during the press
The vacant UFC lightweight title left behind by Khabib Nurmagomedov will be up for grabs later tonight (Sat., May 15, 2021) at UFC 262 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Toyota Center in Houston, Tex., when division staple Charles Oliveira locks horns with former Bellator MMA champion Michael Chandler in the main event. Before the
Arjan Bhullar made history today becoming the first Indian MMA world champion by dethroning Brandon Vera at ONE Championship Dangal. Vera (16-9 MMA) entered today’s event headliner with hopes of earning his third consecutive defense of his ONE Heavyweight championship. ‘The Truth’ had earned first round finishes over Hideki Sekine and Mauro Cerilli in his
UFC 262 live results: Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler (Click on the fight below and then scroll down to see in-fight live stats and full results, courtesy of Fight Analytics. Full UFC 262 live results from the Toyota Center in Houston are scheduled to begin at 6:15 p.m. ET / 3:15 p.m. PT on Saturday,
7:02 AM ET The UFC’s lightweight division is finally ready to move on from Khabib Nurmagomedov, more than half a year after the undefeated champion retired in the Octagon. And it’s pretty remarkable that Charles Oliveira (30-8) or Michael Chandler (22-5) will be the one to take Nurmagomedov’s throne. When they square off at UFC
The UFC 262 post-fight press conference will be live once the action concludes. In the headliner, Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler will collide in a vacant lightweight title clash. UFC 262’s co-main event will see a clash between Tony Ferguson and Beneil Dariush. More action will also be featured on the main card as Edson
Fighters will be competing for a little extra cash later tonight (Sat., May 15, 2021) at UFC 262 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Toyota Center in Houston, Tex., which will be led by a lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler. According to an original report by Combate, UFC officials have decided
Image Credit: @UFC/Twitter The Octagon returns to Houston for tonight’s UFC 262 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler. Oliveira (30-8 MMA) and Chandler (22-5 MMA) will be squaring off for the promotions currently vacant lightweight title. Charles Oliveira will enter the contest sporting an impressive eight-fight winning streak. During
UFC 262 ceremonial weigh-ins: Charles Oliveira vs Michael Chandler The UFC 262 ceremonial weigh-ins took place on Friday at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Check out the main event fighters going face-to-face with their opponents. UFC 262 will crown a new lightweight champion following the retirement of Khabib Nurmagomedov. Top contender Charles Oliveira squares off
May 12, 2021 Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler will fight it out for the vacant lightweight championship at UFC 262 on Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Houston. The main card will be on pay-per-view, which fans can purchase here. The five-fight PPV card begins at 10 p.m. ET, with prelims on ESPN and
Before the two are set to face each other for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 262, Charles Oliveira believes Michael Chandler to be a one-trick pony. Following the retirement of former lightweight great Khabib Nurmagomedov, it was announced that the former 3X Bellator lightweight champion would get a crack at the vacant title, but
Former UFC fighter Jason “Mayhem” Miller has been sentenced to one year in jail dating back to a felony vandalism charge in Aug. 2020, per a report by CBSLA. Miller, 40, was arrested last August for suspicion of residential burglary and car theft. “Mayhem” was serving probation for a previous domestic violence charge at the
UFC 262 ceremonial weigh-ins: Tony Ferguson vs Beneil Dariush The UFC 262 ceremonial weigh-ins took place on Friday at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Check out the co-main event fighters going face-to-face. UFC 262 will crown a new lightweight champion following the retirement of Khabib Nurmagomedov. Top contender Charles Oliveira squares off with former Bellator
Image credit: Screenshot UFC Twitter Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler touched noses in an intense faceoff ahead of their fight tomorrow night at UFC 262. In the main event of the pay-per-view card, Oliveira and Chandler are set to fight for the vacant lightweight title. It’s a very intriguing matchup and in the lead-up to
7:40 AM ET ON MAY 11, 2019, Michael Chandler was warming up in a locker room inside Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, when he suddenly had a vision of his wife, Brie, sitting by herself on the edge of the bed in their Chicago hotel room. And for reasons he couldn’t explain at the time,
Michael Chandler has a ton of confidence heading into his lightweight title fight against Charles Oliveira at UFC 262. After Khabib Nurmagomedov vacated the title, many assumed the vacant title fight would see Dustin Poirier vs. Oliveira. Yet, Poirier wanted the trilogy with Conor McGregor so Chandler got the title fight. In the lead-up to