Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier
It looks like UFC 269 might be headlined by a lightweight title bout between Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier
Dustin Poirier will be gunning for glory when he fights for the lightweight title, the second time in his UFC career.
‘The Diamond’ is expected to face Charles Oliveira for the lightweight title on the 11th of December at UFC 269. This will also be Oliveira’s first-ever title defense.
The news of the fight was first circulated by several third-tier MMA outlets, and was then confirmed by MMA Fighting after multiple sources confirmed the same.
Only official confirmation from the UFC remains, as multiple news outlets have picked up the same.
Another title fight is also expected to feature at UFC 269. A flyweight bout between Brandon Moreno and Alexandre Pantoja is also being lined up for the event.
Pantoja has already defeated Moreno twice, and will be looking forward to laying his hands on the title.
It was UFC 218 back in December 2017, when Oliveira lost his last fight. Since then, the Brazilian has gone on an unbelievable 9-fight win streak, that also includes a title win at UFC 262.
His fight against Michael Chandler at UFC 262 saw him win the lightweight title and become the first Brazilian to hold the belt since Rafael dos Anjos in the mid-2010s.
Dustin Poirier, on the other hand, is on a three-fight win streak, that includes wins over Conor McGregor (x2) and Dan Hooker.
His most recent victory was against the Irishman at UFC 264 – a trilogy fight, ‘The Diamond’ won via. TKO due to a doctor stoppage in the first round.
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