Charles Oliveira is expected to put his lightweight title on the line against Justin Gaethje at the upcoming UFC 274 card scheduled on May 7.
Multiple sources close to the situation confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Wednesday after UFC President Dana White first announced the fight via ESPN.
Originally, the location of the May 7 Card was expected to be in Brazil. However, it seems that plans have changed as UFC 274 is likely to shift back to the U.S. The final destination for this event remains to be decided.
The fight serves as Oliveira’s second title defense after he dispatched Dustin Poirier this past December with a third-round submission to cement his place atop the 155-pound division.
Oliveira has now won 10 straight fights, including additional victories over Michael Chandler, Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee.
As for Gaethje, he will attempt to become UFC champion for the second time in his career. He is determined to improve on his performance in the “Fight of the year” against Chandler, which ended in a unanimous verdict. He was crowned the No. 1 contender.
Gaethje has gone 5-1 in his past six fights with his only loss during that time coming to former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
The fight between Oliveira & Gaethje will be the co-main UFC 274 event, with Glover Teixeira as light heavyweight champion facing JiriProchazka.
