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UFC 281: Aging superstars Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler battle for one final chance at gold

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Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler will meet in a lightweight bout at UFC 281 in New York on Saturday. Chandler co-authored Fight of the Year opposite Justin Gaethje at Madison Square Garden last year. Poier is a former interim champion and two-time title challenger. The fight is the first time the two fighters will touch gloves inside of Madison Park.  Islam Makhachev's victory over Charles Oliveira at the UFC 279 last month seemed to usher in the new era for the lightweight division. It's reloaded with hungry, young contenders like Rafael Fiziev, Mateusz Gamrot, Arman Tsarukyan and Damir Ismagulov.

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