Former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier is set for his first outing in the Octagon in just over a year, returning to active competition in the form of a delicious lightweight bout against former title challenger Michael Chandler at UFC 281 on November 12. Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Poirier, the current #3 ranked lightweight contender, most recently appeared in the main event of UFC 269 in December of last year against former undisputed champion, Charles Oliveira, suffering a rear-naked choke loss in the third round.
As for Chandler, the #5-ranked challenger snapped a two-fight losing streak in May of this year on the main card of UFC 274, stopping former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson with a thunderous front-kick KO in the second round. .
An initial report by Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour confirmed how the UFC was targeting a lightweight bout between Poirier and Chandler for UFC 281 on November 12, and UFC chief commercial officer Hunter Campbell confirmed the pairing to the UFC reporter. ESPN MMA, Brett Okamoto.
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“It’s official,” Okamoto tweeted. “Dustin Poirier (@DustinPoirier) vs. Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) at MSG in November, according to UFC Chief Commercial Officer Hunter Campbell. three rounds. In addition to accepting this week’s fight, Chandler also signed a new multi-fight deal.”
Posting a 2-1 record last year, the Lafayette native Poirier managed to deliver a pair of losses to his arch-rival, former two-weight champion Conor McGregor in the pair’s rematch and subsequent rubber bout in January and July of last year. , respectively.
Winning an interim lightweight championship in April 2019, Poirier defeated two-time opponent and former featherweight champion Max Holloway in a unanimous decision victory.
2-2 in his tenure in the Octagon since landing in the promotion in January of last year, Chandler stopped Dan Hooker in his promotional arc, before suffering back-to-back losses against common foes Oliveira and Justin Gaethje before his knockout victory. . against Ferguson.
UFC 281 takes place on November 12 from Madison Square Garden in New York City, with an undisputed middleweight title fight between champion, Israel Adesanya, and challenger, Alex Pereira, who will take the main event honors.
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