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Lack of head movement. Charles does pretty much everything well except for his defense. He has the length to prevent himself from getting hit TOO often, but better guys can tag him, and that's not really a trait you want to bring into a fight against a guy with power like Chandler. Whether Olives has fixed his heart issue or not, getting hit flush and knocked out cold has nothing to do with heart.
Another thing is that Oliveira's best shot is to get this fight to the ground. While Oliveira has demonstrated very good strength in the past, you could argue that Chandler's strength and MMA wrestling is the best or close to the best out of Charles' most recent streak.
All that being said, I can't say this is any more than a 55/45 fight for Chandler in my opinion. Oliveira is incredibly dangerous on both the feet and ground. But I favor Chandler due to the aforementioned lack of defense by Oliveira, as well as the trouble that Charles may have with getting Chandler to the ground.
This is an amazing matchup, and probably the most evenly matched LW title fight since the Edgar/Maynard fights.
But I'm going with Iron Mike Chandler via Dana White Privilege (KO 1)
Another thing is that Oliveira's best shot is to get this fight to the ground. While Oliveira has demonstrated very good strength in the past, you could argue that Chandler's strength and MMA wrestling is the best or close to the best out of Charles' most recent streak.
All that being said, I can't say this is any more than a 55/45 fight for Chandler in my opinion. Oliveira is incredibly dangerous on both the feet and ground. But I favor Chandler due to the aforementioned lack of defense by Oliveira, as well as the trouble that Charles may have with getting Chandler to the ground.
This is an amazing matchup, and probably the most evenly matched LW title fight since the Edgar/Maynard fights.
But I'm going with Iron Mike Chandler via Dana White Privilege (KO 1)