UFC 256 (Co-Main Event): Tony Ferguson vs Charles Oliveira preview and predictions

UFC 256 (Co-Main Event): Tony Ferguson vs Charles Oliveira preview and predictions
Tony Ferguson and Charles Oliveira

The ‘El Cucuy’ Tony Ferguson, the guy to make an unbelievable streak in the Lightweight division is ready to step inside the Octagon against ‘Do Bronx’ Charles Oliveira. Tony is coming in this fight with a loss against Justin Gaethje at UFC 249 which resulted in him losing the interim title as well.  Charles Oliveira on the other hand is on a 7 fight win streak.

UFC 256: Ferguson vs Oliveira preview

Tony Ferguson holds the record for second-most consecutive wins in the UFC Lightweight division after the champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. This guy has emerged victorious against the Lightweight’s greats such as Donald Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Rafael Dos Anjos, Edson Barboza, and many others have fallen down in front of “El Cucuy’.

There isn’t even a single thing that isn’t in the books of Tony, this guy can knock the other guys; make them submit he can do anything. On the other hand, his opponent Charles Oliveira can never be taken out of the equation. He is on a legendary streak of 7 wins in the Lightweight division and he is undoubtedly a submission specialist.

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‘Do Bronx’ latest wins came against Kevin Lee, Jared Gordon, and Nik Lentiz and two of them came with TKO and against Lee by submission. This is going to be a great match between two submission specialists and hard-hitting guys.

UFC 256: Ferguson vs Oliveira Prediction

“El Cucuy and “Do Bronx”

Tony Ferguson is the people’s favorite in this fight with betting odds of -190 in his favor. Charles Oliveira is the underdog but he isn’t much behind Ferguson, he holds the betting odds of +145 in his favor.  Since 2015 Tony has earned either the Fight of the Night bonus or Performance of the Night bonus in each and every fight.

Charles Oliveira holds the record for 16 UFC finishes in the Lightweight division that is tied with the record of Donald Cerrone for most wins in UFC history. With a win in this match, both of them would like to prove their dominance in the Lightweight division.

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