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5 Things You Might Not Know About Michael Chandler

If familiarity does indeed breed contempt, then Michael Chandler should have more than enough hostility built up within him ahead of his latest Ultimate Fighting Championship assignment.

The 38-year-old Missouri native will confront Charles Oliveira for a second time when their rematch serves as the co-main event for UFC 309 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Chandler lost to the Brazilian submission savant via second-round technical knockout four years ago and enters the cage with setbacks in four of his past five outings. He last competed at UFC 281, where he tapped to a rear-naked choke from American Top Team’s Dustin Porier on Nov.