All of CO’s losses stick out in my mind; so much so I didn’t realize he’s on a fucking tear right now. In any case, Chandler. He exudes a particular type of crazy that makes me believe he’ll win.
Olivera all the way. But he will lose to Dustin. Chandler has a better chance at beating Dustin.
This is really a fight I wish neither guy to lose. I wish they didn’t have to fight each other. I am routing for both and this is a fight where I will be dissapointed no matter the outcome.
The reason was obvious, they’re the highest ranked guys who don’t have a loss to Khabib. Poirier vs McGregor is happening because both guys want the $, and you can’t really blame them…so the only other option was Gaethje vs Oliveira, and if Gaethje wins, it looks weird because he just lost to Khabib.
No matter which guy wins, they’ll be talking about how they had the style to beat Khabib etc, and it’ll be a debate. Some will agree, some will say Khabib is still the best…but there will be a debate. If Gaethje wins, there’s no debate. He’d be wearing the belt, but we’d all KNOW he’s 2nd best.
Oliveira has never fought a 5 round fight while Chandler has 4 fights that have gone the distance of 25 mins and another two fights that ended in Round 4 (won 1 and lost 1).
I feel like this is something that will play into the outcome heavily. The longer the fight goes, the more it benefits Chandler. If Oliveira can either catch Chandler with a strike early, or get him to the ground early & often he has a really good chance. Chandler is going to try push the pace and make Charlie Olives break! Whether it happens is still to be discovered.
I’m picking Chandler but believe it’s essentially a 50/50 fight