![]() "I proved to everybody I'm the lion of lions." ![]() "I told you I was going to knock him out and I came and knocked him out," Oliveira said in his postfight interview through a translator. With the victory, Oliveira captured the vacant UFC lightweight title. Oliveira finished Michael Chandler via TKO at 19 seconds of the second round Saturday night in the main event of UFC 262 at Toyota Center. But Charles Oliveira is finally a UFC champion. HOUSTON - It took more than 10 years, a failed drop in weight class and more than his fair share of ups and downs. Lightweight title fight: Charles Oliveira (31-8 1 NC, 19-8, 1 NC UFC) defeats Michael Chandler (22-6, 1-1 UFC) by second-round TKO His 15 career wins ranks fourth all time in the division's history. There's no doubt about it."ĭariush, who trains out of Kings in MMA in Southern California, extended his win streak to seven. "Tony just looked at me like nothing happened. "It popped," Dariush said of Ferguson's knee. The most impressive part of Ferguson's performance came in the second round, when he somehow refused to tap to a deep heel hook attempt by Dariush. He surrendered takedowns relatively early in each of the three rounds, and had no success working back to his feet. Just like his previous two losses, Ferguson was never really in a position to win on Saturday. "I'd like to see myself in a title eliminator, whatever that is." "This was my 20th fight in the UFC, and I am finally in the conversation," Dariush said. Gaethje and Oliveira both went on to fight for the UFC championship after defeating Ferguson. Unfortunately for Ferguson, his title fight against then-champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and he has since suffered losses to Justin Gaethje, Charles Oliveira and Dariush. It marks the third consecutive loss for Ferguson, 37, who went into 2020 with a 12-fight win streak and an undisputed lightweight title shot. All three judges scored the non-title bout, which co-headlined the pay-per-view event inside the Toyota Center, 30-27 for Dariush. HOUSTON - Another UFC lightweight is moving up the ladder at 155 pounds, at Tony Ferguson's expense.īeneil Dariush (21-4-1) earned the biggest win of his career on Saturday as he out-pointed Ferguson in a three-round bout at UFC 262. UFC 262 Results, analysis: Beneil Dariush dominates as Tony Ferguson drops third straight ![]() You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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