Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings
Bronx Fairy Tale
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This is Charles Oliveira’s moment.
It took him 28 fights to get there, but “Do Bronx” is now a UFC champion in arguably the sport’s most difficult division. Oliveira claimed the vacant lightweight crown with a second-round technical knockout victory against former Bellator king Michael Chandler in the UFC 262 main event at the Toyota Center in Houston on Saturday night.
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In other noteworthy lightweight action at UFC 262, Beneil Dariush sent Tony Ferguson to his third straight defeat with a clear-cut unanimous decision in the evening’s co-headliner. Dariush, who has won seven straight outings, jumps from 10th to seventh, while the slumping “El Cucuy” tumbles from fifth to ninth.
Note: Previous rankings listed in parentheses.
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