Charles Oliveira (30-8 MMA, 18-8 UFC) played in UFC for 10 years, with 27 matches and a series of wins to 12 matches. And now, after a long waiting time, Oliveira finally has the Lightweight Championship with opponent Michael Chandler at UFC 262 this weekend.
Michael Chandler only fought 1 match at UFC, defeated Dan Hooker in the first half at UFC 257. However, as a former veteran champion at Bellator, Chandler was definitely not an easy -to -play opponent.
“Michael (Chandler) is a difficult guy. He deserves all the respect from the whole world,” Charles Oliveira Pán shows at the press conference before UFC 262.
“Chandler was once a Bellator champion and had great matches. Chandler punched him very heavy when he was fighting, he also had the level of Wrestling, so I thought that Chandler would be ready for this match with the best form. But I was so so ready to keep the radio and enter the battle.”
“In a true way, if you want to hear, then I think I will knock him down in the first half.”
Although the strength of Charles Oliveira is mainly in the battle segment, Oliveira's standing technique is equally. He used to lower Jared Gordon in the first half in 2019.
Meanwhile, Chandler is not necessarily a martial artist with a super hard chin. The evidence is that in the last match with Patricio Pitbull, Michael Chandler was knocked after only 61 seconds.