The fight will take place on May 16
UFC 262 is set to take place this weekend in the US, with Oliveira taking on Chandler for the vacant lightweight title in the main event. Also in the tournament will perform and Tony Ferguson, who will fight with Beneil Dariush. Tony himself could have taken part in the championship fight, but last time he lost just to Oliveira and now he must again wait for his chance.
Now According to Parimatch analysts, Oliveira is the main contender for victory, experts give him 55% for success. In addition to being stronger than Ferguson, he can also be called more experienced. Let the Brazilian be four years younger than Chandler. Oliveira has 38 fights (30 wins) and started competing in the UFC over 10 years ago. Chandler came from Bellator just this year with 27 fights (22 wins).
Oliveira has won 7 of his last 8 fights by stoppage. It did not work out only with Ferguson. He is a basic wrestler but has recently improved his standup work. True, he does not hold a blow very well. Chandler’s forte is speed. At the same time, he still misses often, although he tries to compensate for this with stamina. Not everything is smooth and in the stalls.
Both fighters are sharpened to get early victories. It is unlikely that this fight will last more than a couple of rounds. A lot will depend on who makes the mistake first. By the way, there are rumors that Nurmagomedov may return to the octagon for the sake of a fight with the winner. But whether this is so, we will find out only after the duel.
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