Charles Oliveira's UFC title run was short, but certainly wild. Oliveira's trio of UFC championship wins in 2021 and 2022 were out of this world. In December 2021, after he won the vacant lightweight title against Michael Chandler,

If either Charles Oliveira or Michael Chandler falls out of UFC 309, Dustin Poirier is seemingly ready to step up and fight.

After his dreams of a fight with Conor McGregor were put on hold, ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler signed a contract to fight the man who denied his dream of UFC gold three years ago, Charles Oliveira. Maybe it is serendipity that Chandler will be fighting the same week as his ‘nicknamesake’ ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson,

Tomorrow night in the co-main event of UFC 309, we are going to see a five-round lightweight rematch. Former lightweight champion Charles "Do Bronx" Oliveira

Michael Chandler won’t set sights on a potential rematch with Dustin Poirier. Chandler’s most recent outing came in a submission loss to Poirier in at UFC 281 in November 2022. Poirier was unhappy with Chandler’s antics during the fight and accused him of being a dirty competitor.

It’s fitting that Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira’s winding career paths will converge Saturday night, where they will commiserate their lost opportunities together over as many as five rounds in a co-main event at UFC 309.