This also included additional UFC Fight Nights and broadcast content for FOX’s various cable properties, which included FOX Sports 1, FX and FUEL TV. Initially reaching a broadcast deal with FOX Sports in August of 2011, the UFC went on to air live fight in primetime from November of that year until December of 2018. Digging behind those numbers, it's undeniable that Poirier has fought the tougher level of competition during their recent runs but the more you look into the fight, the more it seems ridiculous to treat Saturday night as though it's a coronation for Poirier.With the UFC currently churning out cards across multiple platforms such as ESPN, ESPN+ and ABC, it can be easy to forget about the promotion’s history on previous networks that helped launch the world’s MMA leader into the juggernaut that it is today. At least by the numbers, there's not a ton separating Poirier and Oliveira. The beautiful thing about the fight game is that there is a simple way to settle debates over who the better man is: lock the men in a cage and let them fight. The shadow of Oliveira's featherweight struggles still looms, however, and drives much of the talk writing him off as lightweight's "true" king. Oliveira took just 2:30 to submit Brooks, and after a brief TKO setback against Paul Felder, went on his nine-fight run of success, finally seeming comfortable on the scales and in the Octagon. That bad run spurred Oliveira's jump back to the lightweight division, where he fought Will Brooks, entering the Octagon as an underdog for the fifth straight fight. Oliveira also missed weight for two of those bouts, something that had been a theme as he'd missed the featherweight limit four times in a 10-fight stretch. Oliveira went 1-3 between August 2015 and November 2016, losing to Max Holloway, Anthony Pettis and Ricardo Lamas. UFC 269 is far from the first time Oliveira has been counted out. But yeah, Dustin Poirier will make him quit, probably from being more hungry, more pressure…I mean, I want Charles Oliveira to show me that he's not a quitter because nothing has showed me that." "I think Charles Oliveira still has some quit deep down in him - not even deep. "I think Dustin Poirier's better," Gaethje said. Just look at the dismissive comments from lightweight contender Justin Gaethje when he appeared on the UFC 265 weigh-in show in August. Critics believe Oliveira was just the guy who took advantage of Poirier's decision to chase a second big-money fight with Conor McGregor, leaving the belt lying around for Oliveira to pick up. Too many seem to be dismissive of Oliveira's chances of retaining his title, treating UFC 269 as merely the moment Poirier finally decided to come grab the belt that's been his all along. He'll also be an underdog to Dustin Poirier, the fighter many believe to be the true top lightweight in the game. Charles Oliveira heads into the main event of UFC 269 on Saturday as the lightweight champion, riding a nine-fight winning streak and with the most submission finishes in UFC history.
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