Michael Chandler aiming for a No. 1 contender fight, wants this top-ranked name next

Michael Chandler sees the logic behind quondam opponent Charles Oliveira gunning for a money fight against Conor McGregor. Oliveira is currently the No.1-ranked contender in the lightweight segmentation and is guaranteed to fight for the vacant 155lbs strap next. If the Brazilian chooses to wait for the returning Irishman, Chandler claims he'll "keep the division warm" in his absence.

Instead of fighting other pinnacle-ranked contenders in the partitioning, 'do Bronx' wants to fight McGregor, who hasn't won a single bout in the lightweight sectionalization since 2016. Chandler understands the value of the big payday that accompanies a McGregor fight and sees no problem with Oliveira wanting to fight the old ii-division UFC champion.

Oliveira is intrigued past a McGregor fight and the pay solar day along with it

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Had he been in Oliveira's position, Chandler believes he'd have done the same thing and chased a fight with 'Notorious'. McGregor is expected to return at the terminate of the year or the beginning of the next. 'Iron' wrote on his Twitter:

"[Charles Oliveira] if I were you I'd expect for Conor in January too... I'll proceed the partition warm while y'all're chasing him..."

. @CharlesDoBronxs if I were you I'd wait for Conor in January too... I'll go along the division warm while you're chasing him...

. @CharlesDoBronxs if I were you I'd wait for Conor in January also... I'll continue the division warm while you're chasing him...

Coach reveals why Charles Oliveira "doesn't desire" to fight Islam Makhachev

Many fans and analysts are of the view that Conor McGregor doesn't deserve to skip the line over a agglomeration of deserving contenders and be awarded an immediate title shot upon his UFC return. However, the Irishman is the biggest describe in the sport and when it comes to him, the promotion doesn't always play by the rules.

That said, people are more interested in seeing Charles Oliveira fight Dagestani lightweight contender Islam Makhachev for the title. Makhachev is currently on a ten-fight winning streak and is regarded equally the toughest claiming for Oliveira right now.

Even so, the Brazilian fighter's coach, Diego Lima, has revealed that Charles Oliveira isn't interested in fighting Islam Makhachev because the Russian wants to fight in Abu Dhabi. Oliveira wanted the contest to have place in Brazil instead. During an interview with Ag. Fight, Lima said:

"Why practice it in Makhachev'due south turf? Look at what Charles has done. Await at his track tape. Why not let Charles fight wherever he wants? Why not give us the chance to fight in Brazil? 'Oh only it has to be somewhere neutral.' Fine, let'south do it in New York. If this was McGregor, nosotros'd fight him in Ireland, because McGregor also fabricated history... Now, why would we want to go to Abu Dhabi in Oct? That's much sooner than when nosotros're used to fighting... Information technology'south not Charles' timing. Charles doesn't want it."

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