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Michael Chandler’s two-year layoff will soon come to an end; he has been scheduled to tie knots with Charles Oliveira for a rematch at UFC 309 on 16th November at Madison Square Garden. Michael Chandler has been heavily criticized for his decision to take a long break, but his next opponent, Oliveira, has formed a different opinion – he supports the time taken off and wishes nothing but the best for Chandler.
Charles Oliveira is asked if he'd choose a title fight or a fight against Conor McGregor after beating Michael Chandler:
"Can you guarantee that if I beat Conor, I'll be next in line? Because anyways the title fight will be between Tsarukyan and Islam, so I'll have to wait… pic.twitter.com/zeBBeqhK2j — Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) September 21, 2024
Charles Oliveira on MIchael Chandler’s time away from fighting
In a recent interview with MMA Fighting, Charles Oliveira shared his thoughts on Michael Chandler’s long break from fighting.
“It’s complicated because we’re not in his shoes and no one knows what was negotiated,” Oliveira said, as quoted by mmafighting.com. “If he waited two years without getting paid anything, so that’s two years away.
But do you think someone would wait [without getting paid]? They did TUF, so he definitely made some money there. Was he paid his show money when Conor pulled out [of UFC 303]? So, in reality, people talk and talk and talk, but no one knows what the reality is.
I’m not here to criticize anyone. If he waited, that’s because it was good for him. I hope it was good for him because two years with no fights is a lot and Chandler has a family to provide to, and when you have a family to provide to, a small child, you have to make things happen, so I hope it went well for him”.
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