Michael Chandler has moved on from a long-awaited showdown towards Conor McGregor.
At UFC 309, which takes place Nov. 16 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York, Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) will now rematch former light-weight champ Charles Oliveira in a five-round bout. Chandler mentioned the information in a YouTube video following a primary report from Robbie Fox of Barstool Sports activities. MMA Junkie additionally confirmed the matchup with a supply. The Chandler vs. McGregor matchup should still come later down the street.
Friday, UFC CEO Dana White advised Barstool Sports activities Chandler was “carried out ready” for McGregor, and needed to ebook one other battle. Chandler’s matchup is now recognized, and he’ll look to avenge a UFC 262 loss to Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC), who gained the vacant light-weight title by second-round stoppage.
Chandler has waited practically two years for a matchup towards McGregor to come back to fruition. After a submission loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 281 on Nov. 12, 2022, Chandler coached reverse McGregor on “The Final Fighter” actuality sequence early in 2023. He was set to battle McGregor at UFC 303 in June, however the battle fell by when the Irishman broke his toe.
Since their first assembly, Oliveira defended his title towards Poirier, and defeated Justin Gaethje, however misplaced his belt on the dimensions. He then misplaced by submission to Islam Makhachev in an try to say the vacant title.
Oliviera then rebounded by stopping Beneil Dariush within the first spherical at UFC 289, however then dropped a break up resolution towards Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300, which was his most up-to-date look.
The present UFC 309 lineup consists of:
Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira
Eryk Anders vs. Chris Weidman
Viviane Araujo vs. Karine Silva
Nikita Krylov vs. Azamat Murzakanov
Veronica Hardy vs. Eduarda Moura
Jonathan Martinez vs. Marcus McGhee
Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Mickey Gall
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