The UFC is back in Abu Dhabi. The promotion is set to host UFC 280 on Saturday night from the now famous Yas Island. The co-main event is headlined by a lightweight title bout between former champion Charles Oliveira and rising contender Islam Makhachev. The pair has won 21 fights in a row and both have completed incredible ground games.
“I’m always ready for a tough fight,” Makachev told CBS Sports. “I don’t want to say it’s an easy match or anything like that because I have to give this guy respect. He came from a hard life. The hard way because there are so many hard fights in the UFC. He did it. Not the easy way.
“I have to respect Charles, but I can’t respect some people like Michael Sandler who talk too much [Chandler] Feet? He beat Tony Ferguson, he almost retired — he should retire, but he’s still fighting. And he beat Don Hooker. [Chandler] He is 2-2 in the UFC and is trying to get a title fight. It doesn’t work that way.”
Aside from the main event, the co-feature sees a title in the matchup to catch the fan’s eye. Bantamweight kingpin Aljamine Sterling is set to face former titleholder DJ Dillashaw. It will be Sterling’s second defense of the 135-pound title and the first since his two-fight streak with Petr Yan. Dillashaw underwent knee surgery in 2021 and returned after a two-year USADA suspension.
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Below is the announced fight card for UFC 280 with the latest odds from Caesars Sportsbook. This page will be updated once the remaining undercard is filled.
UFC 280 fight card, odds
- Islam Makhachev -190 vs. Charles Oliveira +160, vacant lightweight title
- Aljamaine Sterling (c) -175 vs. TJ Dillashaw +150, bantamweight title
- Petr Yan -270 vs. Sean O’Malley +220, bantamweights
- Matuesz Gamrot -190 vs. Beneil Dariush +160, lightweights
- Manon Fiorot -210 vs. Katelyn Soukajian +175, Women’s Flyweights
- Sean Brady -140 vs. Belal Muhammad +120, Welterweights
- Caio Borralho -200 vs. Makhmud Muratov +170, middleweights
- Nikita Krylov -170 vs. Volkan Oezdemir +145, light heavyweights
- Abubakar Nurmagomedov -165 vs. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev +140, Welterweights
- Armen Petrosyan -220 vs. AJ Dobson +180, middleweights
- Muhammad Mogaev -1000 vs. Malcolm Gordon +650, Flyweights
- Carol Rosa -300 vs. Lina Lansberg +240, women’s bantamweights
UFC 280 information
- Date: October 22
- Location: Etihad Stadium – Abu Dhabi
- Start Time: 2 p.m. ET (main card)
- How to watch: ESPN+ PPV
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