Having shared the cage with Charles Oliveira in the past, Michael Chandler can’t imagine any other outcome for ‘Do Bronx’ but a stoppage victory against Islam Makhachev in their lightweight title bout at UFC 280.
‘Iron’ Mike knows firsthand how tough and talented of a fighter Oliveira is, having lost to the Brazilian in a wild back-and-forth fight at UFC 262 that saw Oliveira drop and finish Chandler in the second round to claim the lightweight throne.
Oliveira has opened as the underdog against Makhachev, but Chandler believes the former lightweight champ will prove the oddsmakers wrong on Oct.