Dustin Poirier says Charles Oliveira fight at UFC 269 is ‘signed, sealed, delivered’

Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier at UFC 269 edges closer and closer to becoming a reality.

An Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight title fight pitting Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier is nearly a done deal for UFC 269.

Oliveira vs. Poirier is expected to headline UFC 269, taking place on Sat., Dec. 11 via ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV). No location or venue has officially been confirmed by the promotion. Poirier took to Twitter on Sunday to suggest he had signed his contract to fight the reigning UFC Lightweight champion in December.

“Signed, Sealed, Delivered,” Poirier tweeted on Sunday night.

Poirier’s reps subsequently confirmed to ESPN that Poirier had agreed to the UFC title fight in December.

Poirier (28-6-0-1) defended his no. 1 contender’s position by defeating rival Conor McGregor via technical knockout (TKO) leg injury (watch the leg break) at UFC 264 in July. “The Diamond” previously captured the UFC Interim Lightweight championship in 2019 by defeating former UFC Featherweight champion Max Holloway. In his subsequent fight, Poirier unsuccessfully challenged retired UFC Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov for the undisputed crown.

Oliveira (31-8-0-1) is riding a nine-fight winning streak in the UFC punctuated by a win over Michael Chandler (watch highlights) at UFC 262 to capture the UFC Lightweight title. The record-holder for most UFC finishes (17) and most submission wins in UFC history (14) has recent wins over Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee.

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