The athletes competing on Saturday's UFC 262 fight card officially weighed in on Friday in Houston, Texas. One fighter missed weight but the title bout is set.
Charles Oliveira, Michael Chandler ready for main event at UFC 262
Field Level Media
13 May 2021, 23:40 GMT+10
A lightweight title fight few would have predicted just a year ago headlines UFC 262 on Saturday night, as Brazil s Charles Oliveira (30-8, 1 no contest) and Nashville s Michael Chandler (22-5) square off for the vacant belt at a sold-out Toyota Center in Houston.
A year ago, Khabib Nurmagomedov was the UFC s 155-pound titleholder, and there was no indication his reign would end any time soon.
Oliveira was a perennial contender on a hot streak, but not quite in the elite tier. Chandler, who was long regarded as the world s best lightweight outside the UFC, was still in his decade-long run in opposition promotion Bellator.
May 13, 2021
Michael Chandler is already a former MMA lightweight world champion. He won the title on three separate occasions in Bellator, punching his spot on an elite list of the best fighters in the world. Yet question marks and doubt never stopped surrounding whether or not he would have the same success if he were competing for a title in the UFC.
“Winning UFC gold is the epitome of accomplishment inside this sport,” says Chandler. “If you hold the UFC title, you are number one. I’m going to finally prove I am the number one guy in the world.”
The past calendar year has been a whirlwind for featherweight Shane Burgos, who is fighting UFC veteran and no. 13 ranked featherweight Edson Barboza at UFC 262
Watch Michael Chandler starch Dan Hooker | UFC 262 free fight
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Lightweight Michael Chandler introduced himself to UFC fans in dramatic fashion with a quick finish of Dan Hooker in the co-main event at UFC 257 earlier this year. Hooker will face Charles Oliveira for the vacant UFC lightweight title at UFC 262 on Saturday, May 15.