The UFC’s lightweight title picture became a little clearer after UFC 289 – or did it?
In the co-main event, former 155-pound champion Charles Oliveira made a statement in his first-round stoppage of Beneil Dariush. Not only did the result extend Oliveira’s UFC finishing record (20), but he ended an eight-fight winning streak of Dariush, who was promised a title shot if he were to win. Because of that, it would seem that Oliveira is the next in line for a shot at Islam Makhachev’s title.
But is the title picture that clear?
