{"id":379250,"date":"2021-03-18T21:15:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T04:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=379250"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:33:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T23:33:50","slug":"vacant-ufc-lightweight-title-fight-set-for-ufc-262-featuring-michael-chandler-vs-charles-oliveira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/vacant-ufc-lightweight-title-fight-set-for-ufc-262-featuring-michael-chandler-vs-charles-oliveira\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacant UFC lightweight title fight set for UFC 262 featuring Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s official, Khabib Nurmagomedov has retired and vacated his lightweight crown. Now the UFC moves on to Michael Chandler vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Oliveira\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charles Oliveira<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Late Thursday night a wave of news broke from the UFC. Perhaps the most notable of the bunch being UFC President Dana White <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-makes-it-official-khabib-nurmagomedov-has-retired-29-0\/\">conceding defeat<\/a> to Nurmagomedov insisting on calling it a career at 29-0 after a meeting in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after, ESPN&#8217;s Brett Okamoto revealed that the UFC already has their next plans for the division in motion. At UFC 262 on May 15, it will be Charles Oliveira vs. former three-time Bellator champion, Michael Chandler for the vacant UFC lightweight strap.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With UFC acknowledging Khabib Nurmagomedov is retired, Michael Chandler (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeChandlerMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MikeChandlerMMA<\/a>) and Charles Oliveira (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharlesDoBronxs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CharlesDoBronxs<\/a>) will fight for the lightweight championship at UFC 262 on May 15. End of an era. Start of a new chapter at 155. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/he6cEEg5n0\">pic.twitter.com\/he6cEEg5n0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bokamotoESPN\/status\/1372758669335535617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With UFC acknowledging Khabib Nurmagomedov is retired, Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) and Charles Oliveira (@CharlesDoBronxs) will fight for the lightweight championship at UFC 262 on May 15. End of an era. Start of a new chapter at 155.&#8221; Okamoto&#8217;s tweet read.<\/p>\n<p>Surely surprising to some, the news excludes any mention of the former interim champ, Dustin Poirier, who defeated Conor McGregor on the same night Chandler made his huge promotional debut.<\/p>\n<p>In said performance, the ever-experienced 22-5 Michael Chandler earned a stunning first-round knockout over Dan Hooker. Immediately after, &#8220;Iron&#8221; took to the mic and called his shots. His wish is now being granted.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the coin their&#8217;s Brazil&#8217;s longtime submission staple of the UFC in Oliveira. Having found new-life after a rollercoaster ride of a career, Oliveira is riding a phenomenal eight-fight winning streak that consists of seven finishes \u2013 five submissions, two TKOs.<\/p>\n<p>In his most recent outing, Oliveira managed to shutout Tony Ferguson en route to a dominant unanimous decision win at UFC 256 in December. 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