His next battle will be against Brad Ridell, whose record is 4-0 inside the octagon and remains as the #12 ranked lightweight in the UFC. Rafael Fiziev suffered a loss in his debut, just like Armenian, and earned 4 victories after that. 25 years old Armenian fighter is training in the American Top Team and has excellent sparring partners to prepare for the best of the promotion. However, after that loss, he earned 4 victories, and the last appearance was via brutal KO because he said he knew he needed a statement in the promotion, and he really made one. Tsarukyan suffered only a loss in his debut in the UFC against Islam Makhachev, but he offered very close wrestling exchanges. Inside the top15, there are 3 excellent prospects, Brad Ridell, Rafael Fiziev, and Arman Tsarukyan. Still, he will be #8 soon because Dan Hooker announced that he plans to change weight category and move down to the featherweight division after suffering 3 losses in his previous 4 bouts. The #9 ranked is a former double champion, Conor McGregor, after suffering 2 losses in a row. This lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier is one of the most highly anticipated fights. He suffered defeat against Khabib Nurmagomedov when he fought for the undisputed title, but after that defeat, he earned 1 victory against Dan Hooker in a 5-rounder war and 2 victories in a row against Conor McGregor. Dustin is a former interim lightweight champion. The next title challenger will be Dustin Poirier, who will try his second shot on December 12. He defeated wrestler Kevin Lee in the 3rd round via submission guillotine choke, absolutely dominated against Tony Ferguson, and managed to come back in the second round of the title fight against Chandler and earned the GOLD of the UFC. For this moment, he is on 9 winning streaks, and his last 3 victories are the most notable. However, after moving up, suffering, and witnessing losses and victories, he found his place in the promotion.
Oliveira has been a member of the UFC since 2010, and he started his UFC career in the featherweight division. Charles Oliveira earned the title by defeating Chandler in the second round via TKO, but it was not an easy fight and an easy journey for Brazilians.