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Unbelievable. Oliveira's 28th UFC bout and 17th stoppage win are both new company records. Those two stats pale in comparison to him becoming the new lightweight champion. It almost didn't happen. Charles floored Chandler with a low kick just seconds after the opening bell rang, but it was all downhill from there for the Brazilian in Round 1. He survived a very deep guillotine from Chandler in addition to somehow surviving a massive flurry of strikes along the fence from the American. Chandler appeared to be in full control entering Round 2, but Oliveira connected with one counter strike that dropped Chandler, and the fight was over following a couple follow-up shots. Charles is an elite submission specialist, one of the best in the history of the sport, but it is the improvement in his striking the past couple years that won him this belt. Oliveira, now 31 years old, arrived on the scene in the UFC as a kid back in August 2010. Nearly 11 years later, he is the undisputed UFC Lightweight Champion. "Do Bronx" did it the hard way and deserves the reward. On top of the belt, he'll earn a $75,000 Performance of the Night bonus for his efforts.

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It doesn't feel quite right to see a 155-pound title fight without Dustin Poirier involved in it, but few are more deserving of this title shot than Oliveira. He's now won eight consecutive fights, with seven stoppages over that span. His only decision was a thorough dismantling of top contender Tony Ferguson back at UFC 256 last December. He'll now take on an opponent in Chandler with just one fight in the UFC, but it was a Performance-of-the-Night winning knockout from a former Bellator champion. Oliveira has built his incredible winning streak on the foundation of his grappling and overall ground game, but Chandler will be no easy mark to get to the ground. Chandler is a Division 1 All-American wrestler and Big 12 conference champion runner-up, so takedown defense is a major asset. If it does get settled on the feet, however, Oliveria will have a two-inch height and three-inch reach advantage.

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The term "flawless performance" gets thrown around in this sport far too often. This was legitimately a flawless performance from Oliveira. He dominated Ferguson from bell to bell, with the highlight being a deep armbar in the closing stages of Round 1 that would have certainly ended the fight had there been just a few more seconds on the clock. The Brazilian beat Ferguson up on the feet, and when that wasn't enough, he went about racking up takedowns and a countless amount of control time. Forget the lightweight division -- Oliveira looked like one of the very best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport on Saturday. Charles has won eight in a row and nine of his last ten. He has just a single loss dating back to November 2016. Whether or not Khabib Nurmagomedov is truly retired is anyone's guess, but the fact off the matter is that Oliveira is firmly in the title conversation at 155 pounds regardless of Khabib's ultimate decision.

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Oliveira sports a 17-8 UFC record and will put a seven-fight winning streak on the line in this contest. His opponent, Ferguson, is a former UFC lightweight champion, but is coming off a loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 249 back in May.

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UFC officials have yet to make a formal announcement on the change but Dariush let the public know Monday afternoon via his Instagram that Oliveira is out of the fight for unknown reasons. Dariush claims he's currently working with the UFC to figure out an ensuing move.