It's not the title for which he's clamored. Michael Chandler has never been the UFC's best pound-for-pound fighter nor has he exited a cage with one of

Then, in September, Chandler decided to accept a new opponent, with the American preparing to face Charles Oliveira on 16 November. That lightweight fight is set as the co-main event of UFC 309, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is a rematch of the pair’s 2021 bout, which Oliveira won via TKO.