Saturday, May 15, 2021

UFC 262 predictions -- Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira: Fight card, odds, expert picks, prelims

 

One of the more interesting UFC PPV events of the year is upon us. UFC 262 is ready to kick off from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, on Saturday night with a vacant lightweight title fight in the main event. Former Bellator lightweight champ Michael Chandler will challenge Charles Oliveira for the vacant strap atop a five-fight main card expected to be action packed. Just how good is it? No favorite on the entire card is higher than -210.

Chandler, a three-time champion in Bellator MMA where he's spent the majority of his career, is finally getting the chance on the biggest stage in UFC. He enters this title bout 10-2 since 2015 and after making a thunderous debut in January when he stopped Dan Hooker in the first round. He gets a tough opponent in Oliveira, though, as the Brazilian is among the best submission specialists in the sport. Oliveira recently broke the record for most submissions in UFC history as he enters on an eight-fight win streak.

There's plenty of other fights to get excited about on this card. Rising lightweight contender Beneil Dariush is back when he takes on former interim champion and perennial contender Tony Ferguson in the co-main event. Ferguson will enter on the first two-fight losing streak of his career. Plus, action fighters Shane Burgos and Edson Barboza meet in a featured contest at featherweight to open up the PPV.

With so much happening on Saturday night, let's take a closer look at the full fight card with the latest odds from William Hill Sportsbook before we get to our staff predictions and picks for the PPV portion of the festivities.

UFC 262 fight card, odds

Odds via William Hill Sportsbook

  • Charles Oliveira -135 vs. Michael Chandler +115, lightweight championship
  • Beneil Dariush -160 vs. Tony Ferguson +135, lightweight
  • Matt Schnell -165 vs. Rogerio Bontorin +140, flyweight
  • Katlyn Chookagian -135 vs. Viviane Araujo +115, women's flyweight
  • Shane Burgos -150 vs. Edson Barboza +125, featherweight
  • Ronaldo Souza -125 vs. Andre Muniz +105, middleweight
  • Antonina Shevchenko -120 vs. Andrea Lee +100, women's flyweight
  • Mike Grundy -120 vs. Lando Vannata +100, lightweight
  • Jordan Wright -110 vs. Jamie Pickett -110, middleweight
  • Gina Mazany -210 vs. Priscila Cachoeira +175, women's flyweight
  • Tucker Lutz -120 vs. Kevin Aguilar +100, featherweight
  • Christos Giagos -220 vs. Sean Soriano +180, lightweight 

With such a massive main event on tap, the crew at CBS Sports went ahead with predictions and picks for the main card. Here are your pick makers: Brent Brookhouse (Combat sports writer), Brian Campbell (Combat sports writer, co-host of "Morning Kombat"), Matthew Coca (producer), Jack Crosby (editor), Michael Mormile (producer) and Brandon Wise (senior editor).

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