Carla Esparza reclaims the UFC strawweight title, while Charles Oliveira wins Justin Gaethje to become a lightweight contender.

Bruce Buffer officially lost the UFC lightweight title when he called Charles Oliveira by his given name. He didn’t make weight during fight week, therefore this happened. Oliveira didn’t seem disturbed in the least, instead appearing to be on a mission to stop Justin Gaethje.

Oliveira is now the top contender for the UFC lightweight belt after his victory.

As expected, the fight got heated right away. Oliveira was knocked down a couple times by Gaethje’s strong shots, but he was able to recover. Oliveira ended up dropping Gaethje with a few huge shots of his own. Oliveira was bleeding from the eye and initially struggled to dodge Gaethje’s shots. He also tried to drag Gaethje to the ground willingly, but Gaethje was not having it.

Oliveira eventually knocked Gaethje out with a punch. He then proceeded to the back of Gaethje, as he had previously done. He finally got Gaethje with a rear-naked choke after many submit attempts, sending the fans into a frenzy.

Oliveira has now won eleven consecutive fights, with six of those victories coming through submission.

Oliveira now gets a chance to compete for the UFC lightweight title again if he wins. Michael Chandler, who knocked out Tony Ferguson earlier in the night, is one of the challengers he could face. There’s also Conor McGregor and Islam Makhachev.

Carla Esparza defeated Rose Namajunas 2-0 in the co-main event to reclaim the UFC strawweight title. Esparza reclaimed the championship she had lost almost seven years ago in a battle that lacked any action. She has now won six consecutive fights, while Namajunas’ three-fight winning streak has ended