Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier came face-to-face on Thursday at the conclusion of the UFC 269 pre-fight press conference (watch it here), held in advance of their Lightweight title fight this weekend (Sat., Dec. 11, 2021) inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Check out their staredown in the video above.
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Here are the rest of UFC 269’s pay-per-view (PPV) main card face offs, including the co-headlining title fight between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena for the women’s Bantamweight belt, as well as Santiago Ponzinibbio battling Geoff Neal.
135 lbs.: Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena
The bad blood boils over Saturday
— UFC (@ufc) December 10, 2021
@Amanda_Leoa vs @VenezuelanVixen
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170 lbs.: Geoff Neal vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
A clash of two top 15 WWs awaits
— UFC (@ufc) December 10, 2021
@HandzOfSteelMMA goes head-to-head with @SPonzinibbioMMA
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135 lbs.: Cody Garbrandt vs. Kai Kara-France
Don’t blink when @KaiKaraFrance welcomes former BW champ @Cody_NoLove to flyweight
— UFC (@ufc) December 10, 2021
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135 lbs.: Sean O’Malley vs. Raulian Paiva
Straight are reserved for the main card opener
— UFC (@ufc) December 10, 2021
@RaulianPaivaMMA vs @SugaSeanMMA happens SATURDAY.
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