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Chael Sonnen Believes Charles Oliveira As UFC Lightweight Champion Is Conor McGregor’s Best Chance At Reclaiming Gold
BY SACNILK
Chail Sonnen believes Charles Oliveira is the best chance for Conor McGregor to win gold as UFC Lightweight Champion. ## After McGregor announces he is in line for a title shot and Oliveira is entertaining him as a substitute, Sonnen thinks McGregor is dangerous enough to dethrone the Brazilian, 1–1 in his last four appearances. Despite being 3. ## “If there’s anybody that Conor is likely to beat to become the world champion, it is the sitting champion right now,” Sonnen said on his YouTube channel. ## “Charles Oliveira, Conor McGregor is a fascinating matchup. It is very problematic for Oliveira. Conor McGregor is as good of a striker as this sport has ever seen. Oliveira is a very dynamic striker who showed some real wrestling prowess in a couple of contests but in other contests didn’t. ## “Conor can handle himself on the ground. Conor can take care of himself on the feet. The in-between has been a problem with very high-level guys. So now you start to have a question of, is Oliveira a really high level guy? Is he that high enough of a level guy? I don’t have the answers to these questions. I’m just sharing for you, however this goes, the fans are going to get something very special.” ## McGregor faced Dustin Poirier for a third time on 10 July 2021 at UFC 264. McGregor lost the fight via technical knockout in round one after the ringside doctor stopped the bout. McGregor had a broken tibia, which rendered him unable to continue. ## Quote Curtesy: MMA Junkie ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.