UFC returns to Abu Dhabi on October 22 as Charles Oliveira takes on Islam Makhachev for the vacant lightweight championship at Etihad Arena on Yas Island. In the co-main event, bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling defends his title against former champion TJ Dillashaw.
UFC 280: OLIVEIRA VS MAKHACHEV takes place at Etihad Arena on Saturday, October 22, with the main card at 2pm ET / 11am PT on ESPN+ PPV. The prelims can be seen on ESPNEWS and ESPN+ at 10:30am ET / 7:30am PT.
Main and co-main event scheduled for five rounds. All other bouts scheduled for three rounds. | Official Scorecards
UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev Results
UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev Prelims
Karol Rosa vs Lina Lansberg
- Karol Rosa (15-4, fighting out of Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) meets Lina Lansberg (10-6, fighting out of Malmö, Sweden) in a bantamweight battle
Muhammad Mokaev vs Malcolm Gordon
- Muhammad Mokaev (8-0, 1 NC, fighting out of Manchester, England) clashes with Malcolm Gordon (14-5, fighting out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada) in an exciting flyweight bout
Armen Petrosyan vs AJ Dobson
- Armen Petrosyan (7-2, fighting out of Yerevan, Armenia) takes on AJ Dobson (6-1, 1 NC, fighting out of Columbus, OH) in a middleweight bout
Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs Gadzhi Omargadzhiev
Volkan Oezdemir vs Nikita Krylov
- No. 8 ranked Volkan Oezdemir (18-6, fighting out of Fribourg, Switzerland) takes on No. 10 ranked Nikita Krylov(28-9, fighting out of Donetsk, Ukraine) at light heavyweight
Makhmud Muradov vs Caio Borralho
- Makhmud Muradov (25-7, fighting out of Bukhara, Uzbekistan) faces Caio Borralho (12-1, 1 NC, fighting out of São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil) in a middleweight bout
Belal Muhammad vs Sean Brady
- No. 5 ranked contender Belal Muhammad (21-3, 1 NC, fighting out of Chicago, IL) clashes with No. 8 ranked Sean Brady (15-0, fighting out of Philadelphia, PA) in a welterweight battle
UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev Main Card
Katlyn Chookagian vs Manon Fiorot
- No. 1 ranked contender Katlyn Chookagian (18-4, fighting out of Amity Harbor, NY by way of Quakertown, PA) looks to defend her ranking against No. 6 ranked Manon Fiorot (9-1, fighting out of Nice, France) in an exciting flyweight matchup
Beneil Dariush vs Mateusz Gamrot
- No. 6 ranked Beneil Dariush (21-4-1, fighting out of Yorba Linda, CA) meets No. 9 Mateusz Gamrot (21-1, 1 NC, fighting out of Poznan, Poland) at lightweight
Petr Yan vs Sean O’Malley
- No. 1 ranked bantamweight contender Petr Yan (16-3, fighting out of Yekaterinburg, Russia) clashes with No. 11 ranked Sean O’Malley (15-1, 1 NC, fighting out of Phoenix, AZ)
Co-Main Event: Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw
- Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (21-3, fighting out of Uniondale, NY) looks to defend his belt against No. 2 ranked contender TJ Dillashaw (18-4, fighting out of Angels Camp, CA)
Main Event: Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev
- Former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira (33-8, 1 NC, fighting out of Sao Paulo, Brazil) aims to reclaim his belt and extend his 11-fight win streak against surging contender Islam Makhachev (22-1, fighting out of Makhachkala, Russia) who has won 10 in a row
