With no names thrown into the hat, Michael Chandler agreed to take the fight but knew that the bout would be against someone ranked ahead of him. That someone eventually turned out to be Brazilian lightweight contender Charles Oliveira.
Ariel Helwani would go on to ask Michael Chandler if the fight was still happening or not. To which, the former Bellator lightweight champion responded by merely stating that the fight is not happening.
Here is what Michael Chandler had to say in regards to him possibly fighting at UFC 258:
Michael Chandler is already one of the top contenders of the UFC’s lightweight division
At UFC 257, Michael Chandler made a bold statement following his win over Dan Hooker in the co-main event of the pay-per-view. After his win, Iron called out Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dustin Poirier, and Conor McGregor.
However, it did seem as if the UFC was interested in booking Chandler to fight against Charles Oliveira. While the Chandler didn’t reveal any names of the opponent who was in discussion, a report from AgFight suggested that Chandler and Do Bronx were in talks of a fight.
With the UFC 258 co-main event between Chris Weidman and Uriah Hall falling apart, Michael Chandler was ready to step up and take the lightweight division by storm again against the ever-dangerous Charles Oliveira.
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