A 15-bout card including Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler for the vacant UFC lightweight title and a five-round co-main between Nate Diaz and Leon Edwards is now official for UFC 262. UFC 262 takes place May 15 at Toyota Center in Houston and marks the second event since the pandemic to feature full capacity fan attendance. The event’s main card airs live on ESPN+ pay-per-view. On Tuesday, an unusual five-round co-main event was confirmed for the May fight card with Nate Diaz returning to face top contender Leon Edwards. Additionally, former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson is set to face Beneil Dariush.
Oliveira vs. Chandler was booked for the lightweight title when UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov officially relinquished the belt and ex-interim champ Dustin Poirier passed on a title shot, which made the surging Oliveira and Chandler the top choices.
Here is the full lineup for UFC 262:
Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler - for the UFC lightweight title
Nate Diaz vs. Leon Edwards
Tony Ferguson vs. Beneil Dariush
Ronaldo Souza vs. Andre Muniz
Shane Burgos vs. Edson Barboza
Jack Hermansson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
Katlyn Chookagian vs. Viviane Araujo
Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell
Andrea Lee vs. Antonina Shevchenko
Lando Vannata vs. Mike Grundy
Rafael Alves vs. Damir Ismagulov
Joel Alvarez vs. Christos Giagos
Jordan Wright vs. Jamie Pickett
Kevin Aguilar vs. Tucker Lutz
Gina Mazany vs. Priscila Cachoeira
