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Charles Oliveira on UFC 269 title bout against Dustin Poirier: “I’m going to show him what he’s not expecting”
It was only a month ago in Madison Square Garden that Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler traded ferocious blows at UFC 268.
Gaethje won the bout by unanimous decision. He landed 116 significant strikes, 83 of which were delivered to Chandler’s head. None of those strikes were a knockout shot, only further solidifying Chandler’s toughness.