The Ultimate Fighting Championship, or UFC 309 Fight Night, will feature the lightweight co-main event between Charles Oliveira (Brazil) and Michael Chandler (United States) on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. Oliveira is 34-10-0, 1NC, and Chandler is 23-8-0. Let us see some statistics comparing the fighters:
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I share Dana White’s sentiment that Jon Jones is the greatest mixed martial artist of all time. After becoming the youngest champion in the promotion’s history at 23, Jones has run through every opponent he has faced (with the exception of the Reyes robbery and the DQ loss to Matt Hamill for using now legal 12-6 elbows).
The reality is that Jones and White are holding the heavyweight title hostage here by making this fight instead of a unification bout between Jones and the interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. The discourse this week has been tiring, to be frank, and I think I share the sentiment of all UFC fans in that I can’t wait for it all to be over and the division can move on.
I understand making this legacy fight against Stipe but to call it a fight for the “undisputed’ title is not being honest with Jones' apparent ducking of Aspinall.
Stipe is the greatest heavyweight this promotion has ever seen, despite not fighting in almost 4 years after getting brutally knocked out by Francis Ngannou. I will approach wagering on this fight cautiously because I think regardless of recent history, everyone has just flat out written off Stipe. If I had to pick a side here I would obviously side with Jones, but I don’t think it is going to be the cakewalk it has been made out to be. I could very well see Stipe weathering the storm with his Octagon experience and taking this one to the scorecards. At some very enticing odds of +165 for this fight going over 2.5 rounds, this will most likely be the only bet I make on this historic bout.
Without a doubt this scrap should be the favorite to be Fight of the Night, and if I could find a market for it, I would definitely be tempted to take a look. The last time these two fought at UFC 262, it was nothing but a firefight from the opening horn, and Chandler was moments away from capturing the lightweight title.
Unfortunately for Chandler, he joins a long list of opponents who “almost” finished ‘Do Bronx’ before he does what he does and pulls the fight from out of the fire.
Chandler had Oliveira in big trouble at the end of the first round, almost finishing him with ground and pound. But Oliveira survived and came out swinging to start the second round landing a vicious left hook that almost dropped Chandler and kept the onslaught coming getting the stoppage just 20 seconds into the second round and winning the lightweight title, subsequently defending it 2 times before he lost it to current champion Islam Makhechev.
With that being said, it has been three and a half years since that fight, and that is a lifetime in MMA. Chandler foolishly (in my opinion) sat on the sidelines for the last 2 plus years waiting for the Conor McGregor fight. I have always wondered how Chandler can say “all that matters to me is winning the title”, while all the while waiting on the sidelines for what has proven to be an unreliable McGregor. With that saga behind us at least for the foreseeable future, this fight will actually get Chandler one fight away from the title as Dana White has made it clear that this a title eliminator and the winner will get the next shot whether it be Makhachev or Arman Tsarukyan.
Chandler has looked to be extremely focused and in incredible shape this week and I just have a feeling that this could be his time and the odds provide great value on Chandler who was moments away from a finish last time. It is somewhat laughable that the UFC decided to make this a five round co-main as the chances of this fight going to the scorecards after 25 minutes is slim to none. I'll be hedging my wager a little here and betting Chandler on the point spread
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I share Dana White’s sentiment that Jon Jones is the greatest mixed martial artist of all time. After becoming the youngest champion in the promotion’s history at 23, Jones has run through every opponent he has faced (with the exception of the Reyes robbery and the DQ loss to Matt Hamill for using now legal 12-6 elbows).
The reality is that Jones and White are holding the heavyweight title hostage here by making this fight instead of a unification bout between Jones and the interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. The discourse this week has been tiring, to be frank, and I think I share the sentiment of all UFC fans in that I can’t wait for it all to be over and the division can move on.
I understand making this legacy fight against Stipe but to call it a fight for the “undisputed’ title is not being honest with Jones' apparent ducking of Aspinall.
Stipe is the greatest heavyweight this promotion has ever seen, despite not fighting in almost 4 years after getting brutally knocked out by Francis Ngannou. I will approach wagering on this fight cautiously because I think regardless of recent history, everyone has just flat out written off Stipe. If I had to pick a side here I would obviously side with Jones, but I don’t think it is going to be the cakewalk it has been made out to be. I could very well see Stipe weathering the storm with his Octagon experience and taking this one to the scorecards. At some very enticing odds of +165 for this fight going over 2.5 rounds, this will most likely be the only bet I make on this historic bout.
Without a doubt this scrap should be the favorite to be Fight of the Night, and if I could find a market for it, I would definitely be tempted to take a look. The last time these two fought at UFC 262, it was nothing but a firefight from the opening horn, and Chandler was moments away from capturing the lightweight title.
Unfortunately for Chandler, he joins a long list of opponents who “almost” finished ‘Do Bronx’ before he does what he does and pulls the fight from out of the fire.
Chandler had Oliveira in big trouble at the end of the first round, almost finishing him with ground and pound. But Oliveira survived and came out swinging to start the second round landing a vicious left hook that almost dropped Chandler and kept the onslaught coming getting the stoppage just 20 seconds into the second round and winning the lightweight title, subsequently defending it 2 times before he lost it to current champion Islam Makhechev.
With that being said, it has been three and a half years since that fight, and that is a lifetime in MMA. Chandler foolishly (in my opinion) sat on the sidelines for the last 2 plus years waiting for the Conor McGregor fight. I have always wondered how Chandler can say “all that matters to me is winning the title”, while all the while waiting on the sidelines for what has proven to be an unreliable McGregor. With that saga behind us at least for the foreseeable future, this fight will actually get Chandler one fight away from the title as Dana White has made it clear that this a title eliminator and the winner will get the next shot whether it be Makhachev or Arman Tsarukyan.
Chandler has looked to be extremely focused and in incredible shape this week and I just have a feeling that this could be his time and the odds provide great value on Chandler who was moments away from a finish last time. It is somewhat laughable that the UFC decided to make this a five round co-main as the chances of this fight going to the scorecards after 25 minutes is slim to none. I'll be hedging my wager a little here and betting Chandler on the point spread
