NEW YORK – Charles Oliveira took challenge with the officiating at UFC 309.
Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC) dominated Michael Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) for probably the most half of their five-round co-main occasion Saturday at Madison Sq. Backyard. He scored 5 takedowns and had virtually quarter-hour of management time.
Chandler rallied late to virtually end Oliveira in Spherical 5, however landed repeated blows to the again of his head which referee Keith Peterson didn’t acknowledge.
“You realize, I’m not right here to criticize, however I wish to inform you one thing: There have been quite a lot of blows to the again of the top, quite a lot of fence grabbing,” Oliveira instructed MMA Junkie and different reporters via an interpreter post-fight at UFC 309.
“There was additionally some eye pokes, and I used to be telling (Peterson) what was happening. I stored calling for his consideration and nothing would occur. I hoped that he would intervene, however nothing occurred. So I’m not right here to criticize, simply going to do my job.”
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Chandler was accused of being a grimy fighter by his earlier opponent Dustin Poirier, who complained that Chandler was fish-hooking him earlier than getting submitted by rear-naked choke at UFC 281.
Oliveira was capable of return to the win column after rebounding from his loss to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300. He known as for a title shot towards the winner of the anticipated title-fight rematch between light-weight champion Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan.
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