The coefficient of space if candidly. They had already fought each other over like 3 years ago, and then only thanks to a miracle Oliveira survived the first round and then won by TKO in the second. He was in his prime then, but since then Oliveira managed to lose the belt and become a super star in Brazil. The belt was untied from him and he became a star completely, not working as much as he should and that's why his last fight against Tsarukyan was so pitiful (only 33 strikes in 3 rounds). For comparison, even in the same fight for the belt, Chandler had 32 strikes in just one round and 19 seconds of the second.
Of course, you will say that Chandler is completely pitiful, having lost 3 out of his last 4 fights. Especially since he hasn't been in the octagon for two years. But this man is always in perfect shape and since he's such a firecracker, that free time from fights should only help him. And let's not underestimate the opponents he lost to, all top fighters in the division.
I think we are seeing one man coming with a mission (Chandler) and another who is already on his career sunset (Oliveira), despite the fact that the latter is younger by a few years. In the worst case scenario, it's a 50/50 fight.
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