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Two veteran fighters battle it out for the UFC lightweight championship as Charles Oliveira of Brazil faces American Dustin Poirier on December 11.

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Two veteran fighters battle it out for the UFC lightweight belt, as reigning champion Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira of Brazil goes head-to-head with American Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier at the main event of UFC 269 on Saturday, Dec. 11.

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The five-round fight will take place at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, with several bouts to be held during the event.

Knockout winners

Oliveira boasts a 31-8-0 record, with 10 wins by knockout and 19 by submission, while his challenger Poirier stands at 28-6-0, with 15 knockout wins and six by submission.

It promises to be a thrilling match between the two 32-year-olds. The Brazilian holds the record for most submissions in UFC history, as well as for most finishes.

If Poirier can bring Oliveira “to the deep ocean,” Khabib believes Dustin has a shot at walking away the lightweight king 👑(via @marc_raimondi) pic.twitter.com/nnBh37HzFy

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) November 29, 2021

But Poirier has quite the record himself- as of June this year, he has been ranked #1 in the UFC lightweight rankings. The statistics show that the Louisiana native packs quite a powerful punch, having a 54% knockout percentage in his wins, compared to Oliveira’s tally of 32% knockout victories.

Highly-ranked, pound for pound

The American is also at #5 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings, while Oliveira is at #8.

Both fighters have seen action in the cage for more than ten years, although Olivier has more experience, with five fights more than Poirier tucked in his belt.

UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier

When: Saturday, Dec. 11, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT