Lightweights Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler first fought at UFC 262 in May 2021 for the vacant lightweight championship. Khabib Nurmagomedov had announced his retirement after defeating Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in October 2020 relinquishing the title. Chandler hurt Oliveira badly in the opening round but “do Bronx” survived and rallied back and finished Chandler early in the second frame. Look back at their first fight ahead of the rematch in the UFC 309 co-main event on Nov
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