DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – Henri Hooft has had many special moments with Michael Chandler , but he would love to cap it off with UFC gold. After just one fight in the UFC, former three-time Bellator lightweight champion Chandler (22-5 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will face Charles Oliveira (30-8 MMA, 18-8 UFC) for the vacant 155-pound title in the UFC 262 main event May 15 at Toyota Center in Houston. Chandler made waves in his octagon debut by making quick work of Dan Hooker at UFC 257 in January, and even his head coach Hooft admits their road to gold was a little quicker than he anticipated. “Nobody was expecting that,” Hooft told MMA Junkie. “The first fight was very special
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Henri Hooft would love to win UFC lightweight title with ‘good guy’ Michael Chandler – MMA Junkie