Recent News on Sherdog.com · May 16, 2021
Charles Oliveira on Realizing UFC Title Dreams: ‘I Never Doubted This Day Would Come’
It feels as though Charles Oliveira has been around forever in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
He debuted with the Las Vegas-based organization in 2010 and experienced an up-and-down tenure as a featherweight in which he flashed dynamic finishing ability but did not appear to be a serious contender. The narrative began to shift following his transition to 155 pounds in 2017, and that culminated in a title-clinching victory over Michael Chandler in the UFC 262 headliner at the Toyota Center in Houston on Saturday night.
It only took 28 Octagon appearances, a nine-bout winning streak and one of the sport’s best ever to vacate the lightweight throne for Oliveira to finally reach the summit.