Charles Oliveira Wins at UFC 309
Charles Oliveira won against Michael Chandler at UFC 309. The fight was scheduled for lightweight co main event at UFC 309. It was an obvious win for Charles. Charles lost against Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300 on Sunday 14 April 2024. This was much needed win for Charles.
Charles record is 35-10-0 now. Fight status is as below: –
Submissions attempts – 2
Takedowns – 5/12
Strikes – 88/122
Total Strikes – 117/153
Knockdowns – 0
After 5 rounds of total hustle, Charles was declared the winner. By this win Charles has become one of the top contenders of the division now.
Charles is now aiming for the title fight now. During the post-fight interview Charles called out Dana and asking to fix a title fight, whenever the same happens. Charles is desperately looking for that title shot.
Charles thanked his family, his team members and said, even if he goes down, he will keep coming back, no matter what happens. Charles hard-work and dedication has paid off. We saw the disappointment of Charles face when he lost the fight against Arman.
Charles seemed confident throughout out the fight. From the beginning of the first round Charles kept attaching Chandler. A lot of striking, wrestling and jiu jitsu made Charles an ultimate winner.
Charles has all the advantage of his tall height against Chandler. Charles was calm and confident but was also attacking aggressive throughout the fight. Charles cardio practice was a hit during the fight, Charles seemed less tired or restless than Chandler. Charles did put a lot of efforts for his increased stamina.
Charles said he is definitely ready for the title fight in January, if he gets the chance.
Chandler said the 5th round was a roller coaster one, Chandler wanted to take down Charles, but some he dost succeed. Dana expressions for the 5th round was worth watching. Chandler did everything to put Charles down in the 5th round, but Charles didn’t leave himself off guarded.
Chandler said in the post interview, the fight was definitely one of the best fights of his career, but he didn’t have the right feelings for the fight. Charles said he does not believe in ring rust, but he did not put his 100% into the fight. Chandler said for the first time in his life he gave up a round. He did not want to make a dumb move in the beginning of the rounds. Chandler wanted to stay strong for whole 5 rounds.
Chandler said he showed veteran-ship. And he wants to learn from the loss. Chandler wanted the fight to be like the Rocky rounds, wanted to take over in the 5th round, but somehow, he didn’t. Chandler said he definitely wants Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler to happen. Chandler would be speaking to Dana for road map for UFC 2025. Chandler also showed interest in Max Holloway coming at 155 kg weight.
2025 will definitely be interesting seeing a lot of fighters making their comeback. And Michael Chandler vs Conor McGregor will be one of those fights.
Charles on the other hand has lot of expectations from UFC in 2025. First one would definitely be the title fight. Charles has shown interest in fighting Islam Makhachev. There’s a buzz that Arman and Islam would lock in for a fight in January UFC 2025. But there isn’t any official confirmation or statement delivered from UFC.
Charles has kept his momentum now and should definitely go for the title shot if the same has offered to him. But defeating Islam won’t be an easy job.
Islam Makhachev record is 26-1-0. That’s an impressive record for any fighter in UFC history. Islam did win against Charles in Oct 2022 at UFC 280. It’s been almost 2 yrs since the fight happened. Charles win against Chandler has made him the top contender for the fight against Islam.
What to expect if Islam Makhachev vs Charles Oliveira happens?
Both the fighters are the strong, aggressive and with a lot of techniques. This would be for the second time these fighters have locked their horns. Considering Islams pace, it would not be an easy job for Charles to put Makhachev on the ground. Whereas Makhachev has made his remark for the absolute and amazing groundwork he does.
Makhachev isn’t going to lose his spot as the no. 1. But we cannot underestimate the vision Charles is carrying with him. Charles has an eagle eye for the belt. He would go all out for the belt. His strength, dedication and artwork was seen during the fight against Chandler.
Charles wants to be no. 1. Charles is definitely one of the best fighters of the division. Nothing comes easy, so as the belt.
It could be Arman vs Charles initially, and the winner would then he the title shot. All of this depends on the road map of UFC 2025. Arman cannot be left at the side; he too deserves the belt. And yes, he too is one of the best contenders in the lightweight division.
Arman loss against Islam in 2019 at UFC fight night. Arman also deserves the title fight against Makhachev. Nevertheless, Arman won against Charles in April 2024 at UFC 300. All of the three fighters would be facing each other for the 2nd time.
Dana would definitely come up with something unexpected, what he actually specializes in. It would be very interesting to see, who is fighting against who. We may see new champions coming up holding the belt. And we might also see these champions defending their belts too.
Fighters these days know the good and bad of their opponents. It’s on them, how they train and put in their work. All they have to do is to work upon their techniques and stamina. We see 1 round finish and we see the winner by unanimous decisions. Therefore, UFC has become very unpredictable these days.
The winner would be the one, who has put in efforts. Let’s hope for the best.