Conor McGregor vs Charles Oliveira: Michael Bisping makes knockout claim

UFC commentator Michael Bisping believes Conor McGregor has a real shot at beating Charles Oliveira for the UFC lightweight title.

At this moment in time, the best 155-pounder on the planet is widely considered to be Charles Oliveira. The man known as ‘Do Bronx’ has beaten Tony Ferguson, Michael Chandler and Dustin Poirier in his last three bouts to cement his status as the lightweight king.

While his next fight comes versus Justin Gaethje at UFC 274, a lot of fans are already looking towards the possibility of him fighting again later this summer – should he get past ‘The Highlight’, that is.

Islam Makhachev is viewed as a leading contender but if there’s one man you can never count out, it’s Conor McGregor.

The punching power and precision of the Irishman has always been clear and during a recent interview with Joe Rogan, the aforementioned Bisping made a stunning claim about just how far it could take the 33-year-old.

“I’ll tell you this, if there’s a person that you’d put him against in the top-5 to beat, it would be Charles Oliveira,” Bisping said. “Charles is hittable and Conor can still f***ing hit. He’s fast and Charles is hittable…. I’m just saying, there’s a potential that Conor comes back, beats Charles Oliveira and becomes champion again. That is — I don’t think I can deal with the world if that happens. Oh my god. But it might happen. He’s still got that left hand, he’s still got power and speed.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSSttci1Wzo

The popular answer to this question is no.

Conor McGregor fought twice in 2021 and lost on both occasions to Dustin Poirier. He also sustained a broken leg which, as of this writing, he’s still recovering from.

Unfortunately for his critics, the star power of McGregor