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LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday's UFC 280 event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, which kicks off at 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT).

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Oliveira has boldly plotted a brutal win over Makhachev - vowing to 'kill this man', and speaking ahead of the fight he has detailed his vision issues, ...

If it was any other guy, [Makhachev] would have to walk the walk that I had to walk, knocking on people's doors and trying to get to a top-5. When I take my glasses off, it's normal, I can see my opponent on the other side. The reason why this fight is happening is because of him.' Sometimes I walk in without the glasses, sometimes I like to walk in with glasses to look harmless and more nerdy than I already am. The Brazilian faces Islam Makhachev at UFC 280 on Saturday with the vacant lightweight title on the line at the clash in Abu Dhabi - and Oliveira will be determined to win back the belt he owned before failing to make weight prior to his win over [UFC](/sport/ufc-fighting/index.html) fighter [Charles Oliveira](/sport/charles-oliveira/index.html) has revealed he struggled so much with his eyesight that at one point he would see three opponents in the ring instead of one.

Everything you need to know ahead of UFC 280, featuring Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev in a lightweight title bout.

I’m gonna do the same thing always, take them down, hold them, make them tired and finish him.” Oliveira is a jiu-jitsu practitioner, and he goes up against a mixed martial artist in Makhachev, who is two years his junior, aged 31. Advertisement It’s pay-per-view time again in the UFC, and this one is not to be mixed, with an action-packed fightcard, featuring five main fights plus many more bouts. Is UFC ppv? What channel is UFC 280 on in UK?

Mokaev looks for his third UFC win tonight against Malcolm Gordon and the 22-year-old is confident he can become the youngest champion in promotional ...

I know skill wise I beat these guys, right Moreno is stylistically the easiest fight for me in the UFC. Mokaev also promised he would retire from fighting if he couldn't beat former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno, who faces Deiveson Figueiredo for the fourth time at UFC 283 in January. 'Bones' won the UFC light-heavyweight title by knocking out MMA legend Shogun Rua exactly four months before his 24th birthday, meaning Mokaev will break Jones' record if he can win the flyweight title before the 20th of March 2024.

Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev meet for the lightweight title at UFC 280 while TJ Dillashaw takes on bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and Sean ...

Omargadzhiev gets back to his feet as the round comes to a close. Omargadzhiev looks to get the takedown but is unable to secure it as Nurmagomedov finished the round on top and will likely get the unanimous decision win. Petrosyan is outlanding Dobson again as the American needs to start letting his hands go. Nurmagomedov knees Omargadzhiev in the head whilst his hand is on the ground, referee calls for the doctor to come in. Nurmagomedov takes the back of Omargadzhiev and is looking for the choke. Despite being the same referee who took a point from Karol Rosa for the same illegal strike in the opening fight, Nurmagomedov is not deducted a point. Oezdemir is beating Krylov to every punch and the Ukrainian is on wobbly legs. No wrestling from these two as Muhammad lands a good flurry and the Abu Dhabi crowd is roaring in support for him! Brady landing the better shots at the start of the round, but Muhammad is coming back with good straight punches of his own as Brady's nose is bleeding. Krylov comes back with a flurry of his own and Oezdemir is now on the retreat! Krylov's got Oezdemir back and is looking for the rear-naked choke, but he survives. Long hailed as the 'next Khabib Nurmagomedov', Makhachev has won his last 10 fights in the UFC to establish himself as the leading contender at 155lb.

Oliveira won the gold at 155lbs last May, claiming the title vacated by a retired Khabib Nurmagomedov, and the Brazilian went on to retain it in December before ...

Now a body kick lands for him. Brady certainly felt that, and Muhammad follows it up with a flurry of clean punches! UFC 280 LIVE Prior to that contest, another ex-bantamweight champion, [Petr Yan](/topic/petr-yan), faces rising star [Sean O’Malley](/topic/sean-omalley-0). [the most stacked fight card of the year](/sport/ufc/ufc-280-fight-card-prelims-sterling-dillashaw-b2204254.html) has arrived, as [UFC 280](/topic/ufc-280) plays out in Abu Dhabi today. [The main event sees the lightweight title up for grabs](/sport/ufc/ufc-280-oliveira-makhachev-dan-hardy-breakdown-b2205980.html), with [Charles Oliveira](/topic/charles-oliveira) out to regain the belt he was stripped of earlier this year as he takes on [Islam Makhachev](/topic/islam-makhachev). [Aljamain Sterling ](/topic/aljamain-sterling) [defends the bantamweight title](/sport/ufc/ufc-280-aljamain-sterling-tj-dillashaw-b2205114.html) against former two-time champion [TJ Dillashaw](/topic/tj-dillashaw), who last summer [returned to the Octagon after serving a two-year, drugs-related ban](/sport/ufc/ufc-280-sterling-dillashaw-yan-omalley-b2204299.html). Muhammad slips as Brady kicks his leg.

UFC octagon girl Britney Palmer sizzled in the Italian sun earlier this month as she took a well-earned holiday.Palmer recently took some downtime by.

[FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS - BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS](https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting-tips/free-bets?ilc=inline) “Who knows? [UFC 280 this evening](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20185921/ufc-280-charles-oliveira-vs-islam-makhachev-uk-start-time-live-stream-tv-channel/) as she hasn't made the trip over to Abu Dhabi for the biggest card of the year. [Khabib Nurmagomedov](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/13016069/khabib-nurmagomedov-retire-ufc-gaethje/)'s criticism of the [UFC](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/ufc/) octagon girls. [Conor McGregor](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/conor-mcgregor/) mocking Nurmagomedov's view on octagon girls. [Palmer](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/brittney-palmer/) recently took some downtime by visiting the town of Positano on the famous Amalfi Coast.

UFC 280 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi will feature one of the deepest cards of 2022, headlined by a lightweight title fight between two of the sport's biggest ...

“I want to fight the best people in the world and I want to do it as often as I can. Just one fight previously, he took former title contender Dan Hooker to the ground and eventually sunk in a kimura choke to finish him early. “My focus is not the same focus as the UFC,” Dariush said in a press conference this week. “You’re praising the guy who got caught and saying that he did it the right way and did it like a man. The man is deadly in so many different ways, whether on the ground or standup and there’s no reason to think he’s even at his peak yet. The other good news is O’Malley is also more of a striker than a grappler. But I think he made a mistake, and he handled it like a man. Sterling, however, did not care about the bookmakers and used his superior wrestling skills to take down to the mat and keep him there for heavy ground-and-pound. It secured the victory, his second in a row. The referee stepped in to end it at the 4:47 mark for a standing TKO. After a standup war earlier in the bout, Krylov decided to take the fight to the ground in the third round for heavy ground-and-pound. Oliveira, the former division champion, was stripped of his title in May after failing to make weight before a bout with Justin Gaethje.

Sterling was defending his bantamweight title for the second time agains the former 135lb ruler who was fighting for just the second time since returning ...

In the final prelim fight, Belal Muhammad inflicted a first defeat on Sean Brady to enhance his chances of a welterweight title shot. The challenger's shoulder popped back out midway through the round to leave his arm hanging by his side - and the fight was eventually stopped following a final flurry of ground-and-pound. Sterling dominated from the opening bell but was handed a significant advantage when Dillashaw's shoulder popped out in the opening minute.

Just before this fight, even Dana White was hyping up 'Suga' Sean O'Malley as a potential UFC star. Comparisons to Conor McGregor have been constant ever ...

He proved he is one of the most electrifying fighters in the entire UFC. Up next, Sean O'Malley definitely earned himself the chance to get a title shot against the winner of the fight between Sterling and Dillashaw. He did his best and managed to get back up all six times he fell on the ground. Sean O'Malley knew Petr Yan would try to take him down a number of occassions, he needed to remain vigilant and not get bested on the ground. [Dana White was hyping up 'Suga' Sean O'Malley](https://www.marca.com/en/ufc/2022/10/18/634ee2e546163f053c8b45c3.html) as a potential UFC star. Comparisons to [Conor McGregor](https://www.marca.com/en/ufc/2022/10/07/63400199268e3edb0b8b4585.html) have been constant ever since he started his rise through the Bantamweight division.

Petr Yan was 'robbed' by the judges in his decision defeat by Sean O'Malley at UFC 280, according to fighters and fans alike. The bantamweight duo put on an ...

O'Malley could well move on to have a title shot at Sterling, who beat TJ Dillashaw in the co-main event. Great fight.' Petr Yan was 'robbed' by the judges in his decision defeat by Sean O'Malley at

Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev meet for the lightweight title at UFC 280 while TJ Dillashaw takes on bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and Sean ...

Sterling is unloading some heavy ground and pound as Dillashaw is defenceless and the referee is close to stopping the fight. Gamrot's ear is bloodied up in minutes as the pair continue to change positions on the ground. Good straight punches from O'Malley as Yan is yet to land anything of significance. Huge left hand from O'Malley and Yan is backpedalling, but then Yan comes back with a huge punch of his own and O'Malley is hurt! Sterling shoots for a takedown and Dillashaw is in a world of pain. Dillashaw gives up his back and Sterling looks for the rear-naked choke. The Russian shoots for a takedown and O'Malley sprawls. Back to the feet but Makhachev throws Oliveira to the ground. Sterling takes Dillashaw down and is attacking the neck but he just looses the submission. Left hand from Makhachev and Oliveira is down! Another takedown attempt from Makhachev and Oliveira tries to reverse position but Makhachev stays on his feet. Long hailed as the 'next Khabib Nurmagomedov', Makhachev has won his last 10 fights in the UFC to establish himself as the leading contender at 155lb.

All the results and reaction from UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev during the best fight card of the year, exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office HD.

Now our plan is fly to Australia and fight the pound-for-pound king in his back yard, with Alexander Volkanovski. What a performance from the number five ranked welterweight! “Charles Oliveira is number two pound-for-pound right? “This belt is for my coach, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. Oliveira rode out the first and made it back to his feet to begin the second but it became clear that Makhachev was more than a match for the 33-year-old in the striking exchanges too. I want to give this belt [to Khabib]. It was a complete showing from Makhachev who set the tone early in the fight, landing a stiff straight left in the opening moments of the fight to cut Oliveira just above the eyebrow. Book your seat now for UFC 280, exclusively live on Saturday 22 October from 5pm on BT Sport Box Office. Yan looked pushed the pace further in the second round but it was O'Malley who first made the most significant breakthrough of the fight, planting Yan with a pearler on the chin that wobbled the Russian. The 34-year-old began to find his way in the second, timing his striking with increasing confidence as he looked to land with a powerful left hand. Both men had moments of success on the feet in the first round but it was on the mat that Borralho established himself as the aggressor in a pattern that would repeat itself over the course of the 15 minutes. Volkan Oezdemir via UD](#nikita) [Caio Borralho def.

SEAN O'MALLEY is on course for superstardom following a brutal knockout of Petr Yan.The Dana White's Contenders Series alumni locked horns with the fo.

Yan looked to bring the fight to the ground once again and eventually landed a prolonged double leg. The Montanan landed the best strike of the fight - a nasty knee to the head - midway through the round and cut Yan. O’Malley tried to stay long early in the third and final round and looked to pepper Yan with his jab. The Russian managed to land a series of strikes in full guard but was unable to keep O'Malley on his back. O'Malley managed to get back to his feet and landed a takedown of his own before the buzzer went. Both men began the contest with a number of feints to try to get a read on one another.

UFC star Khamzat Chimaev is making a habit of getting into physical confrontations with fighters outside of the Octagon on cards he's not even involve.

“It doesn’t bother me or hurt my feelings or any of that stuff. So the seats behind me are owned by Abu Dhabi.” “These things happen. It happens. It happens, especially with him. [UFC 280](https://talksport.com/sport/mma/1198373/ufc-280-date-uk-start-time-fight-card-live-stream-tv-channel-oliveira-vs-makhachev-sterling-vs-dillashaw/) in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night to watch [Islam Makhchev](https://talksport.com/sport/mma/1226413/charles-oliveira-vs-islam-makhachev-ufc-280-results/) pick up the lightweight title with a second-round submission win over Charles Oliveira.

Khamzat Chimaev sparked chaos at UFC 280 after a fight erupted outside of the octagon in astonishing scenes. He was seen deep in conversation before it ...

But the event and outstanding win by Makhachev now risks being overshadowed by Chimaev's brawl. I followed what was happening with his weight and looked at his team. 'There are no Muslims around him and this is very bad. The undefeated rising star launched himself into another flurry of shots before he was hauled backwards and away from the trouble. I recently watched the weigh-in of Khamzat Chimaev. Yes I agree, everyone has a right to express their opinion but be careful with your statements.'

ISLAM MAKHACHEV was crowned as the UFC lightweight champion after a submission victory over Charles Oliveira.Oliveira and Makhachev had been on a coll.

Huge overhand left sends Gamrot to the canvas. O'Malley lands a good low kick. Makhachev is slowly but surely beginning to posture up. Gamrot gets back to his feet but takes the back of the Iranian-American. Dillashaw seems to be injured. All my life, when i was a kid, I trained for that moment. O'Malley gets back to his feet, much to the delight of the crowd. Yan shoots for a prolonged double-leg and gets the fight down to the ground. Yan bliztes O'Malley to the fence but is unable to land a takedown. "Yeah, it popped out right away. After entering the cage, a confident Volkanovski: "Let's do it! Let's do it."

There was a poignant moment inside the Octagon on Saturday night where Islam Makhachev handed Khabib Nurmagomedov the UFC title he had just won.He def.

“I mean, to beat Oliveira is one thing, to beat him the way he beat him is another. The big question tonight was how is he going to deal with the pressure. I told you he’s the best in the world.’

Oliveira and Makhachev met for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 282 after the Brazilian had been stripped of the belt before his fight with Justin ...

He briefly worked his way out and returned to his feet but the Brazilian was soon taken down once more as Makhachev suffocated his rival. OIiveira remained under pressure at the beginning of the second round but was able to see off his challenger's takedown efforts. And after dropping Oliveira in the second stanza, he locked in the arm triangle submission and forced the Brazilian to tap.

Islam Makhachev pulled off a submission win over Charles Oliveira to win the lightweight title and Aljamain Sterling beat TJ Dillashaw by TKO to claim the ...

"I probably popped it out about 20 times in training camp... Makhachev capped his ascent to the lightweight throne with a win by arm triangle choke against Brazilian Oliveira, the holder of the UFC record for submission wins with 16. Islam Makhachev pulled off a submission win over Charles Oliveira to win the lightweight title and Aljamain Sterling beat TJ Dillashaw by TKO to claim the bantamweight belt at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

Road To UFC returns for the semifinals in Abu Dhabi live from Etihad Arena on October 23, 2022, following UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev.

Sasu landed a series of short elbows in the opening round that caused a cut and swelling over the right eye of Balajin. He was earlier into the takedowns in the second, again momentarily getting around to the back. What started as a neck crank turned into a rear-naked choke as the arm slipped under the chin, leaving Siqueira forced to tap right before the horn. With the victory, the Indian fighter advances to 6-0 overall and will face Jeka Saragih in the lightweight finals. Jubli, who advanced to the semis after his opponent missed weight in June, started strong, flashing good hands and timing over the opening five minutes, seemingly stinging Kim a time or two in the first round. The top mixed martial arts prospects from Asia will be vying for a UFC contract.