One way or another, we’re going to hear Bruce Buffer shout “and new” at the end of a lightweight championship bout for the first time in over three years.
With Khabib Nurmagomedov’s iron grip on the division finally over—due to Nurmagomedov retiring as opposed to any challenger truly usurping him—Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler have earned the opportunity to battle for a vacant title in the main event of UFC 262 on Saturday in Houston.
There are other names in the discussion of 155-pound supremacy, certainly, such as the No.