UFC 262 highlights & recap: Charles Oliveira defeats Michael Chandler to become champ Watch the UFC 262 highlights and recap from the lightweight championship bout between newly crowned champion Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler from Saturday’s event at the Toyota Center in Houston. Oliveira became the 11th UFC lightweight champion, taking the slot vacated by
“I think I got more pop from that fight than any of my other fights, and it just sucks that I didn’t get the win,” Burgos said as he shook his head. “It really pisses me off, honestly. It’s frustrating and I feel like I let it slip through my fingers. I really got caught
2:04 AM ET Charles Oliveira‘s last defeat came in December 2017, a loss to Paul Felder via second-round TKO. That was his fourth loss in a six-fight stretch. He had missed weight four times in the previous five years and started his UFC career a pedestrian 10-8, with one no contest. I asked Felder on
The UFC 262 bonuses have been released. The pay-per-view event took place in Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center. Headlining the card was a clash between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler for the vacant lightweight title. This fight saw an intense first round with Charles getting a takedown only to be found in a guillotine
Michael Chandler is down but not out following a loss in his first attempt at becoming UFC champion. Just one fight into his career with the promotion, the former Bellator mainstay was granted a shot at the vacant lightweight title after Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement last year. Chandler made the most of the opportunity
Featured News UFC May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Charles Oliveira reacts following his championship victory against Michael Chandler during UFC 262 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The main event of UFC 262 featured a lightweight title fight between two men who took very different paths to this moment. For Michael
Charles Oliveira certainly doesn’t look like the toughest S.O.B. in the UFC’s lightweight division. But you better believe he is, or suffer the same fate as Michael Chandler and the eight other 155ers in a row “Do Bronx” finished en route to winning the lightweight title at UFC 262 (watch the highlights here). One man
Image: @ufc on Instagram Fan-favorite knockout artist Derrick Lewis explained why he “hates” UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou during the UFC 262 presser. Lewis is set to take on Ngannou in a rematch later this summer for the UFC heavyweight championship. With former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones not being able to strike a
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
For the first time in three years, a new UFC lightweight champion will be crowned as No. 3 ranked contender Charles Oliveira and No. 4 Michael Chandler vie for the vacant belt. Also co-headlining the card will be former interim UFC lightweight champion and No. 5 ranked contender Tony Ferguson and No. 9 ranked Beneil
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
MMA Fighting has UFC 262 results for the Oliveira vs. Chandler fight card Saturday, live blogs for all the main card fights, and live UFC 262 Twitter updates. In the main event, Charles Oliveira will square off with Michael Chandler for the vacant UFC lightweight title. Tony Ferguson will try to snap his two-fight skid
Featured News UFC May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Andrea Lee applies a hold against Antonina Shevchenko during UFC 262 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The UFC 262 prelims featured two competitors that have held marquee spots on several other Ultimate Fighting Championship main cards. However, their recent runs in the
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,
For the first time in three years, a new UFC lightweight champion will be crowned as No. 3 ranked contender Charles Oliveira and No. 4 Michael Chandler vie for the vacant belt. Also co-headlining the card will be former interim UFC lightweight champion and No. 5 ranked contender Tony Ferguson and No. 9 ranked Beneil