A momentous lightweight showdown between Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler for UFC 281 is expected to take place on Nov. 12, per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto.
The two parties haven’t signed contracts yet, but the contracts are expected to be sent out on Tuesday next week.
The 155-pound matchup is predicted to be hosted at Madison Square Garden in New York, and the match would be on the pay-per-view card. The middleweight fight showcasing Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira will headline the UFC 281 event.
Right now, Poirier ranks as the No. 2 lightweight fighter in the world, while Chandler ranks fifth.