UFC 280

Check out who the experts at CBS Sports are taking in the pair of title fights set for Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

Yan has the patience to avoid recklessness and the power to make O'Malley wither. And provided he can hurt Yan enough early to try and activate the former champion's desperate want to avoid a three-fight losing skid, O'Malley just might be able to line him up with the type of explosion which could end the fight. On the ground Makhachev might be able to maul the Brazilian, but he has to be careful for every second to not get caught in a submission. Yan Expect Sterling and Dillashaw to play for points before Sterling eventually gets the takedown and takes over. Yan vs. Perhaps Makhachev presents the answer in the form of a strategic takedown game and stifling top control. Oliveira Oliveira vs. Sterling vs. Dillashaw is back after a year away because of injury and also not too far away from a two-year drug suspension that cost him the title. Elsewhere on the card, bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling looks to continue his incredible run when he takes on former champ TJ Dillashaw in the co-main event.

UFC 280 is finally here! Charles Oliveira takes on Islam Makhachev in a massive lightweight title fight.Oliveira and Makhachev have been on a collisio.

In this sense, I’ll shock the world because people will change their opinion about this.” - Muhammad Mokaev vs Malcolm Gordon - Belal Muhammad vs Sean Brady - Beneil Dariush vs Mateusz Gamrot - Petr Yan vs Sean O’Malley - Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev – UFC Lightweight title

On Saturday, Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev will go toe-to-toe at UFC 280, and it will start at a reasonable time for UK fight fans.

Since returning from his ban for taking a performance-enhancing substance, Dillashaw has made no secret of his intent to return to his former glory. While fans are buzzing to watch UFC 280 at a normal time, it does come at a cost. In a monumental event for the sport, the two greatest lightweights on Earth will go to war at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

A new lightweight champion will be crowned at UFC 280, but will it be Charles Oliveira or Islam Makhachev? And which bantamweight star will shine the ...

[Armen Petrosyan](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5850/armen-petrosyan) [Muhammad Mokaev](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5903/muhammad-mokaev) (12) def. [Makhmud Muradov](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5110/makhmud-muradov) [Volkan Oezdemir](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2557/volkan-oezdemir) (12) def. [Katlyn Chookagian](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3009/katlyn-chookagian) (4) vs. [Beneil Dariush](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2674/beneil-dariush) (5) vs. [Charles Oliveira](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/175/charles-oliveira) vs. [Francis Ngannou](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3362/francis-ngannou) vs. [Lina Lansberg](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3799/lina-lansberg) [Michael Chandler](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/455/michael-chandler) fight and I’m not stopping now, especially when we’re oh-so-close to my fantasy booking of Oliveira vs. [Islam Makhachev](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3279/islam-makhachev) could top them all. ET available exclusively on [ESPN+ pay-per-view](http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?sharedid=MMAFighting). It might surprise some to learn that Sean O’Malley is not only outside of the top 15 of the illustrious MMA Fighting Global Rankings, he’s not even a FARV (fighter also receiving votes)! [ESPN+](http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?sharedid=MMAFighting) at 10:00 a.m.

The Sporting News will provide updates regarding UFC 280 and whether Charles Oliveira will make weight for his upcoming title fight.

- Aljamain Sterling (c) (135) vs. Dillashaw (135) for the UFC bantamweight title New subscribers can pay a bundle price of $99.98 for the UFC 280 pay-per-view and an ESPN+ annual subscription, which offers savings of more than 30 percent. - Main event: 5:15 p.m. and Mexico on the - Main card: 2 p.m. ET - Prelims: 10 a.m. The Sporting News will provide the weigh-in results for UFC 280. The co-main event will see Aljamain Sterling defend the UFC bantamweight title against T.J. Oliveira won the bout via submission, but he could not be called champion. At UFC 280, he will look to make weight to become champion again.

Here's everything you need to know to catch the UFC 280 event on Saturday in Abu Dhabi.

[relinquishing the bantamweight title](https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/aljamain-sterlings-coach-says-convicted-cheater-tj-dillashaws-past-shouldnt-be-ignored-at-ufc-280/) in 2019 in conjunction with a drug suspension. [Other must-see fights](https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/ufc-280-fight-card-petr-yan-vs-sean-omalley-belal-muhammad-vs-sean-brady-among-fights-to-watch/) on Saturday night include Yan vs. The card also features UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling vs. Makhachev -- the pupil and spiritual successor of undefeated former champion Khabib Nurmagomedov -- has mauled his way to a world title shot after a nearly spotless 12-year run in MMA. Can't get enough boxing and MMA? A UFC lightweight champion will be crowned at UFC 280.

Charles Oliveira is looking to cement his all-time status in the history of lightweight division while Islam Makhachev seeks to continue the legacy of both ...

In the event of a Makhachev victory, the winner of the marquee bout next month between Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler also figure to be in the running. For Makhachev, energy conservation will be key as he is the larger athlete and the more likely to spend more energy if he can’t get a finish. As such, managing energy and being more patient in pursuing takedowns will be key to winning a long bout if he can not keep Oliveira down early and secure a finish. He is on the coattails of Oliveira with his own ten fight win-streak and has successfully turned away the likes of Dan Hooker, Bobby Green, Drew Dober, Arman Tsarukyan, and Thiago Moises. It would be neglectful to not also mention that Nurmagomedov’s father himself also expressed that Makhachev would win the title after his son vacated it. Claiming the vacant title after the departure of Khabib Nurmagomedov from active competition, “Do Bronx” took the reins of the lightweight division in almost mind-boggling fashion.

Get UFC 280 results for the Oliveira vs. Makhachev event in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

[Muhammad Mokaev](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5903/muhammad-mokaev) [Karol Rosa](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5324/karol-rosa) vs. [AJ Dobson](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5793/aj-dobson) [Malcolm Gordon](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2889/malcolm-gordon) vs. [Gadzhi Omargadzhiev](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5870/gadzhi-omargadzhiev) [Armen Petrosyan](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5850/armen-petrosyan) vs. [Nikita Krylov](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2322/nikita-krylov) [Abubakar Nurmagomedov](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3211/abubakar-nurmagomedov) vs. [Caio Borralho](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5807/caio-borralho) [Volkan Oezdemir](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2557/volkan-oezdemir) vs. [Sean Brady](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4850/sean-brady) [Makhmud Muradov](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5110/makhmud-muradov) vs. [Lina Lansberg](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3799/lina-lansberg) Dillashaw](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1257/t-j-dillashaw). [Manon Fiorot](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5550/manon-fiorot) ET) [Belal Muhammad](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2063/belal-muhammad) vs. Makhachev fight card, live blogs of all the main card fights and the prelim headliner, and [live UFC 280 Twitter](https://twitter.com/mmafighting) updates from all the action at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. ET)

The UFC returns to Abu Dhabi tonight for one of the biggest cards of the year, with Oliveira and Makhachev's highly-anticipated lightweight title fight ...

For all intents and purposes, Makhachev is challenging Oliveira for his lightweight title in the main event. We’re going to begin in the standup, I’m going to check his skills there. The reason why this fight is happening is because of him. Dillashaw lost his last fight before a suspension for using an illegal substance, but it was at flyweight, and he technically was never beaten for the 135lb belt. Ring walks for the main event between Oliveira and Makhachev can then be expected at just after 10pm. Every one of the main card fights could headline its own event, with the 135lb division taking centre stage in the co-main between Aljamain Sterling and TJ Dillashaw just after Petr Yan vs Sean O'Malley.

Petr Yan and Sean O'Malley had their final staredown for their anticipated UFC 280 showdown at ceremonial weigh-ins.

UFC 280 takes place Saturday at Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The former champion and surging contender meet in a key bantamweight contest. [Petr Yan](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/petr-yan) and [Sean O'Malley](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/sean-omalley) had the final staredown for their highly anticipated [UFC 280](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/events/ufc-280-abu-dhabi) showdown at Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins.

This PPV has so much to offer outside of its world title fights between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev, and Aljamain Sterling and T.J. Dillashaw.

Whoever emerges victorious in this key lightweight fight could be next in line for the winner of Oliveira-Makhachev. Both are very much flirting with welterweight title considerations: Muhammad is on an eight-fight unbeaten run and Brady has extended his record to 15-0 after five UFC appearances. The UFC can strap a fan-fueled rocket to O'Malley if he beats Yan. He also never lost the title in the cage as he was stripped for missing weight ahead of his clash with Justin Gaethje in May. It will be Sterling's second defense of the 135-pound title and first since his two-fight series with Petr Yan. UFC 280 is the fight fan's pay-per-view.

Sean O'Malley has been lauded as the potential next generation superstar for the UFC, but he must overcome his toughest test in the returning former ...

Considering his popularity and the prospect of having a DWCS alum potentially when the world title ahead of another season next summer, it is difficult to see O’Malley not get the title shot with any sort of victory on Saturday. Though not conductive to another high volume assault as per his usual, a conservative approach that sees less powerful combinations as to avoid staying in the pocket is expected to be O’Malley’s most effective route to a victory assuming he can’t stop the notoriously tenacious Yan. His typical approach that sees him seemingly eschew efficient fighting in favor of a potential highlight reel finish is one that is has largely been expected to change as he takes on tougher competition. However, he has publicly stated that he is not interested in pursuing the elite unless he is compensated as such. The show has become the premiere place for prospects around the world who wish to enter the big show and the UFC proudly points to O’Malley as an example of the heights one can reach through the platform of DWCS. Since arriving to the UFC as a 22 year-old in 2017 through Dana White’s Contender Series, O’Malley has been groomed as the next great prospect of the promotion.

Two huge title matches will take place at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi on October 22. Inside Etihad Arena, Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev fight for the vacant ...

BST ET New subscribers can pay a bundle price of $99.98 for the UFC 280 pay-per-view and an ESPN+ annual subscription, which offers savings of more than 30 percent. In the U.S., the UFC 280 main card is available via pay-per-view on ESPN+, which also requires a subscription. and Mexico on the - Main event: 5:15 p.m. - Main card: 2 p.m. - Prelims: 10 a.m. In the co-main event, Aljamain Sterling defends the UFC bantamweight title against T.J. In April, he won a rematch against Yan to defend the belt. After winning two fights in a row, he beat Cody Garbrandt in 2017 to regain the belt. He made his UFC debut in 2015.

Aljamain Sterling gives his breakdown for the upcoming fight at UFC 280 between Petr Yan and Sean O'Malley, which could determine a new No.

I just think he’s a little bit more experienced and he’s going to know how to make those adjustments because he’s had to have made them before on the biggest stage, which were title fights and five-round fights.” “I know he’s going to be there for the entire 15 minutes, in your face, looking to touch up O’Malley to the body, chop down his legs until he can get take off his head. It’s hard for anyone to fight with a drop foot like that, but I think the way he kind of folded was just very telling. As the reigning UFC bantamweight champion, Sterling knows facing O’Malley will probably result in a hefty payday. Tries to use a lot of feints, touch you up from the outside. I think he has all the tools needed to win.” “When Yan actually touches him up a bit and keeps chipping away, will he wilt or will he stay there and compete? But of course that was a couple of years ago. “I know he said he’s not looking at it like that, but it’s a great opportunity stylistically. O’Malley, because the winner could be the next person in line to challenge for the belt. He gets over-aggressive like he did against me in that first round and gets picked apart from the outside and banks on trying to catch you later on. Dillashaw](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1257/t-j-dillashaw) in the co-main event, the New York native is keeping a close eye on Yan vs.

Keep up with what's happening today on the highly anticipated UFC 280 PPV main card, which is going down from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, ...

The preliminary bouts begin at an extra early 10:30am ET/7:00am, PT, which can be streamed on ESPN+. After that, we’ll be covering the promotion’s #6 rated lightweight, Beneil Dariush, who is dancing with the #9 rated, Mateusz Gamrot. We will be starting with the UFC’s #1 ranked women’s strawweight, Katlyn Chookagian, who will be tangling with the #6 ranked, Manon Fiorot.

SportsLine's Kyle Marley reveals his UFC 280 picks and predictions for Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev in Abu Dhabi.

Dobson (+175) Armen Petrosyan (-200) vs. Dillashaw (+155) Aljamain Sterling (-175) vs. Dillashaw (+155). The top-rated Yan (16-3) is a former champion whose two UFC losses have both come at the hands of current champion Aljamain Sterling. In the co-main event, bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (-175) defends his title against No. The late-blooming Oliveira (33-8-1) had lost four of six and appeared headed toward journeyman status before he embarked on his current winning streak. Marley also has strong picks for Oliveira vs. Caesars Sportsbook lists Makhachev as the -190 favorite (risk $190 to win $100), while Oliveira comes back at +170 in the latest UFC 280 odds. Oliveira won the title at UFC 262 and defended it once before being stripped of the belt because of a weight miss at UFC 274 in May. Charles Oliveira seeks to reclaim the lightweight title Saturday in the main event of UFC 280 when he faces surging contender Islam Makhachev for the belt.

How can you stream UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev online and what time is the PPV main event set to start around the world?

- Philippine Time – 10:30 PM - India Time – 8 PM - European Time – 4:30 PM - European Time – 8 PM - Eastern Time – 2 PM - Central Time – 1 PM