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Charles Oliveira Calls For Vacant Lightweight Title Fight Against Poirier Credit: Jason Da Silva-USA TODAY Sports Charles Oliveira believes that there is only one fight that makes sense if the UFC lightweight championship is vacated by Khabib Nurmagomedov. As the days tick by, it is appearing more likely that current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will vacate the championship following his retirement at UFC 254 last October. All efforts by Dana White to lure Khabib into another ti...

Bellator featherweight and lightweight champion Patricio Freire believes old foe Michael Chandler can defeat Dustin Poirier.

Image via @mikemav22 on Instagram (photographer not listed) Michael Chiesa has shared his ideal matchmaking strategy for Dustin Poirier, Conor McGregor, and several other lightweight stars. Poirier and McGregor took center stage last weekend, colliding in the main event of UFC 257. The bout was a rematch of a 2014 featherweight fight that McGregor won by knockout, but this time around, Poirier evened the score with a second-round TKO win. What the Heck podcast, Chiesa shared his thoughts on wha...

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 23: Marina Rodriguez of Brazil reacts after her knockout victory over Amanda Ribas of Brazil in a strawweight fight during the UFC 257 event inside Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island on January 23, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) With   In the main event, Dustin Poirier upset the odds to defeat Conor McGregor by second-round TKO. The debuting  Dan Hooker. Joanne Calderwood showed her superiority over  Jess...

MMA Fighting Share this story Like most of the MMA community, Michael Chiesa tips his hat to Dustin Poirier following the biggest win of his career. In the main event of UFC 257, Poirier avenged his UFC 178 knockout loss to Conor McGregor by delivering a ferocious KO of his own in the second round of Saturday’s event in Abu Dhabi. “The Diamond” handed McGregor his first career loss of that nature as he improved to 11-2, 1 NC since their first meeting in September 2014. Chi...

UFC lightweight Michael Chandler sent a message to Dustin Poirier, predicting that he will "finish him within the first two rounds."

Michael Chandler earned a vicious finish in his long-awaited UFC debut. The former Bellator lightweight champion stopped Dan Hooker via TKO at 2:30 of the first round in the UFC 257 co-main event Saturday night in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. After his victory, Chandler called out three lightweights, including reigning champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and UFC 257 headliner Conor McGregor. "Conor McGregor, surprise, surprise, theres a new king in the lightweight division," Chandler said in his p...

Dustin Poirier knew everyone was overlooking him and he sent a message to everyone who picked against him on Saturday at UFC 257.

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 23: (L-R) Conor McGregor of Ireland punches Dustin Poirier in a lightweight fight during the UFC 257 event inside Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island on January 23, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) At UFC 257 we witnessed one of the UFC’s biggest stars take their first TKO loss of his career. In the main event, Dustin Poirier was able to TKO Conor McGregor in the second round. In the co-main event, UFC newcomer, ...

Ricky Wilson/Stuff Dan Hooker’s coaching team are confident the New Zealand UFC fighter wil be back, following his shock loss at the weekend. But one of Hookers coaches at Auckland gym City Kickboxing, Mike Angove, believed the move came only out of frustration. "He was just gutted, disappointed from his performance," Angove told Nathan Rarere on RNZs First Up. "He probably wanted to curl up into a ball and get out of there really quickly because its a devastating [result] for him... "Yo...