The UFC have announced a second exciting title fight for UFC 274 as Charles Oliveira will fight Justin Gaethje for the lightweight belt.

The two are set to go to war at 155-pounds following both fighter’s successful bouts at the end of 2021.

Justin Gaethje confirmed himself as number one contender with a unanimous decision win over Michael Chandler at UFC 268 in the fight of the year, while Oliveira retained his title by submitting Dustin Poirier at UFC 269.

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It’s expected to be one of the very best lightweight fights in history, with two absolute warriors going to war over the undisputed title.

Gaethje has challenged for the belt before, but was submitted by Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 254 on Fight Island in ‘The Eagle’s’ final bout before retiring and vacating the title.

Oliveira is now on a ten-fight win streak which includes wins over Tony Ferguson at UFC 256 and Chandler to win the title at UFC 262 prior to the victory against Poirier.

The card is expected to take place in Brazil, with the UFC looking to go abroad for a pay-per-view for the first time since before the pandemic (barring trips to Fight Island).

"He's irrelevant right now!"

"There's a card May 7, I want to fight the Brazilian champ in Brazil.@Justin_Gaethje isn't about to let @TheNotoriousMMA leapfrog him for a shot at @CharlesDoBronxs.

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— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) January 24, 2022

That isn’t confirmed however and the location is still yet to be officially announced.

Gaethje was recently interviewed by BT Sport about the potential fight, where he he mentioned wanting “all the chaos” that came with a title fight in the champion’s home country.

The card will also see the first defence of Glover Teixeira’s light heavyweight championship, when he takes on Jiri Prochazka at 205-pounds having won the title at UFC 267 in October.

The UFC 274 card is scheduled to take place on May 7th 2022.