
Charles Oliveira - The fight was the UFC debut of the undefeated Oliveira. Oliveira then faced fellow contender Max Holloway, suffering a neck injury early in the fight and forcing to surrender a TKO injury loss to Holloway.Ĭomeback at Featherweight After Injury Īfter recovering Oliveira returned fighting featherweight debutante and prospect Myles Jury, submitting Jury with very little effort via first round guillotine choke.Īfter a very decent layoff Oliveira then signed to welcome another debutante in former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis to the featherweight division. Oliveira next fought a rematch against Nik Lentz, submitting Lentz via guillotine choke in the third round after an excellent fight.

Oliveira then faced hard hitter Jeremy Stephens, outgrappling a game Stephens en route to a clearcut unanimous decision win. Oliveira submitted Hioki via anaconda choke submission near the end of the second round. Oliveira next signed to fight former Sengoku featherweight champion Hatsu Hioki. He defeated Ogle via third round triangle choke submission to earn Performance of the Night honors. Oliveira next signed to fight Andy Ogle after a significant layoff. Oliveira next faced former UFC lightweight champion Frank Edgar losing an extremely exciting and competitive unanimous decision.

He defeated Brookins via second round anaconda choke submission before next facing WEC veteran Cub Swanson losing via first round knockout. Oliveira next signed to face Ultimate Fighter winner Jonathan Brookins. Oliveira defeated Wisely via first round calf slicer submission, earning SOTN awards.

He was set to make his divisional debut against Eric Wisely. Cerrone defeated Oliveira via upset first round technical knockout.Īfter a lengthy hiatus, Oliveira decided to drop down to the UFC's featherweight division. Instead, he agreed to step in to replace an injured Paul Taylor against another replacement in former top WEC contender Donald Cerrone. Only a few weeks later Oliveira was involved in talks to face Joe Lauzon at UFC 132. Both men seemed to agree that a rematch was inevitable for the future. The fight's result was overturned to a no-contest a few days later because of an illegal knee landed by Oliveira shortly before the submission finish. Oliveira next faced fellow prospect Nik Lentz at UFC On Versus 4, handing him his first UFC loss via controversial second-round rear-naked choke submission. Miller handed Oliveira his first loss via first-round kneebar submission. Oliveira next faced wily veteran and long-time contender Jim Miller at UFC 124. Escudero was cut after the loss, the first time a true TUF winner had been cut. The fight did not disappoint, with Oliveira dominating Escudero up until choking him out in the third round with a beautiful standing rear-naked choke. God-damn, I fucking love the lightweight division.
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The fight has the potential for Submission of the Night but just as much potential for Fight of the Night. The fight will most likely be the toughest test to date for both men. He is now set to replace Matt Wiman against Efrain Escudero. He most recently made his UFC debut defeating Darren Elkins via an armbar submission in forty-one seconds.
