Getty Charles Oliveira enters the Octagon during UFC 269 on December 11, 2021.
A fan stole the glasses right off of lightweight champion Charles Oliveira’s face at UFC 269.
“Du Bronx” notched his first-ever title defense during the main event on December 11, 2021. He fought and defeated No. 1-ranked lightweight Dustin Poirier, taking out “The Diamond” in the third round with a rear-naked choke.
The glasses incident happened as Oliveira walked out of the Octagon toward the back area of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. As he engaged with fans, one reached out and pulled the glasses right off of Du Bronx’s face. Oliveira immediately tried to find the fan who did it, and although the following video doesn’t capture him retrieving the glasses, he confirmed to the media later on that he did in fact get them back.
Watch the incident below:
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Oliveira Extended His Submission Record & Win Streak
GettyTony Ferguson and Charles Oliveira face off during the UFC 256 weigh-in at UFC APEX on December 11, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Du Bronx has had one of the most stunning career turnarounds in UFC history. For the first part of his UFC tenure, the Brazilian was relatively inconsistent, going 10-8 in his first 19 promotional bouts. One fight was ruled a no contest.
But since his last loss, which was at the hands of Paul Felder in 2017, Oliveira has rattled off 10 victories in a row, with nine of them coming way by finish.
In fact, Oliveira holds the record for most submissions and finishes in UFC history. He holds notable wins over Poirier, Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson. The Brazilian has a professional MMA record of 32-8 with one no contest.
He won the lightweight belt in May 2021 when he defeated Chandler by second-round TKO.
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UFC 269 Full Fight Card Results
There were two title fights during UFC 269. In the co-main event, women’s GOAT Amanda Nunes stepped into the Octagon for her sixth bantamweight title defense, however it proved to be the last of her current reign.
Julianna Pena took it to the champ, hurting her several times on the feet during the second frame and ultimately tapping “The Lioness” out with a rear-naked choke.
See the full fight card results for the December 11th UFC event:
Main Card
Charles Oliveira def. Dustin Poirier via third-round rear-naked choke
Julianna Pena def. Amanda Nunes via second-round rear-naked choke
Geoff Neal def. Santiago Ponzinibbio via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
Kai Kara-France def. Cody Garbrandt first-round TKO
Sean O’Malley def. Raulian Paiva via first-round TKO
Preliminary Card
Josh Emmett def. Dan Ige via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
Dominick Cruz def. Pedro Munhoz via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Tai Tuivasa def. Augusto Sakai via second-round KO
Bruno Silva def. Jordan Wright via first-round TKO
Early Preliminary Card
Andre Muniz def. Eryk Anders via first-round armbar
Erin Blanchfield def. Miranda Maverick via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
Ryan Hall def. Darrick Minner via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–27)
Tony Kelley def. Randy Costa via second-round TKO
Gillian Robertson def. Priscila Cachoeira via first-round rear-naked choke
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