The Brazilian champion will put his title on the line on May 7 from the Footprint Center in Phoenix
Charles Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje is on for UFC
274.
The UFC
confirmed the bout during the UFC 272 pay-per-view broadcast. UFC 274 card will
take place at Footprint Center in Phoenix. The city has played host to three
past UFC events, though UFC 274 will be the first pay-per-view event held in
Phoenix.
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Oliveira
(32-8, 1 NC) scored the first defense of his 155-pound title in December at UFC
269 when he submitted fan-favorite Dustin Poirier in the third round. CBS
Sports' Fighter of the Year runner-up has won 10 fights in a row with nine
finishes, including a TKO victory over Michael Chandler to claim the vacant
strap and a submission of Kevin Lee.
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Gaethje
(23-3) enters the fight coming off his 2021 Fight of the Year against Chandler
at UFC 268 on Nov. 6. The former UFC interim lightweight champion has won five
of his last six fights with four TKOs. The only setback in that stretch was a
title unification bout vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 254, where he was
submitted before the Russian announced his retirement.
A UFC light
heavyweight title fight pitting champion Glover Teixeira vs. Jiri Prochazka was
originally planned for the event though it was eventually pushed to UFC 275.