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There was a chance that Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler could’ve met in a short notice fight last weekend at UFC 258.
Oliveira turned down the fight, since he wouldn’t get a full training camp to fight Chandler, and UFC President Dana White is coming to the fighter’s defense.
“Was there an offer for Chandler to fight Oliveira?” White said to Complex (via MMA Fighting). “Yeah, but to be fair to Oliveira, it was soon. We were just checking to see if those guys wanted a quick turnaround. Oliveira said I want a full camp and there’s nothing wrong with that. I don’t want to make it sound like, ‘Oliveira turned down Michael Chandler,’ because that’s not true. What Oliveira turned down was a short-notice fight. If we could make it and pull it off, wanted to do it. If he wants a full camp, absolutely fair.”
It is unknown at this time if the promotion is still planning to book Oliveira against Chandler, but White says there are plans in motion for Oliveira’s next bout.
“We’re working on it right now,” White said. “We’re working on it.”
