Here is the full match card for UFC 280 which is set to take place on October 22, 2022, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The event is expected to be headlined by A UFC Lightweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former champion Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev.
Oliveira was stripped of the title at UFC 274 when he failed to make weight for his title defense against former interim champion (also former WSOF Lightweight Champion) Justin Gaethje.
The co-main event is currently a bantamweight title clash between champion Aljamain Sterling and T.J. Dillashaw. The latter previously challenged for a UFC title in 2019 in the flyweight division but lost in round one against Henry Cejudo.
Sterling was originally a controversial champion, winning the title via disqualification against Petr Yan after an illegal knee by the Russian. However, he has since rematched Yan and won via split decision.
Former UFC Women's Flyweight Championship challenger Katlyn Chookagian and Manon Fiorot are expected to meet in a women's flyweight bout at this event. They were originally scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa a month earlier, with Chookagian pulling out once due to undisclosed reasons, only to return as a replacement for her own substitute.
UFC 280 Promotion: UFC
UFC 280 Date: October 22, 2022
UFC 280 Venue: Etihad Arena
UFC 280 City: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
UFC 280 Fight Card
| Main card
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| Weight class
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Odds
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| Lightweight
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Charles Oliveira
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vs.
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Islam Makhachev
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| Bantamweight
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Aljamain Sterling (c)
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vs.
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T.J. Dillashaw
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| Bantamweight
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Petr Yan
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vs.
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Sean O’Malley
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| Lightweight
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Beneil Dariush
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vs.
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Mateusz Gamrot
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| Women's Flyweight
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Katlyn Chookagian
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vs.
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Manon Fiorot
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| Preliminary card (ESPNews / ESPN+)
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| Welterweight
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Belal Muhammad
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vs.
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Sean Brady
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| Middleweight
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Makhmud Muradov
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vs.
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Caio Borralho
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| Light Heavyweight
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Nikita Krylov
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vs.
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Volkan Oezdemir
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| Featherweight
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Zubaira Tukhugov
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vs.
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Lucas Almeida
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| Welterweight
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Abubakar Nurmagomedov
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vs.
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Gadzhi Omargadzhiev
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| Flyweight
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Muhammad Mokaev
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vs.
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Malcolm Gordon
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Announced Bouts - Middleweight Bout: Armen Petrosyan vs. A.J. Dobson
- Women's Bantamweight Bout: Lina Länsberg vs. Karol Rosa
- Lightweight Bout: Magomed Mustafaev vs. Yamato Nishikawa
- Heavyweight Bout: Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Jailton Almeida
UFC 280: Oliveira Vs. Makhachev Timing
All bouts will be simulcast on ESPN+ in English and Spanish beginning at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT with the ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass prelims. The prelims will continue exclusively on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT followed by the ESPN+ Pay-Per-View main card that will kick off at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
United States Main Card: 10pm EST / 7pm PST on ESPN+, Prelims: 8pm EST / 5pm PST on ESPN, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes, Early Prelims: 6pm EST / 3pm PST on UFC FIGHT PASS
United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland Main Card: 2am GMT (Sunday) on BT Sport 2, Prelims: 12am GMT (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS and BT Sport 2, Early Prelims: 10pm GMT (Saturday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Africa Main Card: 3am WAT / 4am SAST (Sunday) on SuperSport Action and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass, Prelims: 1am WAT / 2am SAST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS and SuperSport Action, Early Prelims: 11pm WAT / 12am SAST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Australia Main Card: 1pm AEDT / 10am AWST (Sunday) on Main Event, Fetch TV, Kayo and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass, Prelims: 11am AEDT / 8am AWST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS, ESPN and ESPN on Kayo, Early Prelims: 9am AEDT / 6am AWST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS.
Canada Main Card: 10pm ET / 7pm PT on BELL, Rogers, Shaw, SaskTel, Videotron, Telus, Eastlink and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass, Prelims: 8pm ET / 5pm PT on TSN and RDS, Early Prelims: 6pm ET / 3pm PT on UFC FIGHT PASS.
India Main Card: 7:30am IST (Sunday) on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3 and Sony
New Zealand Main Card: 3pm NZDT (Sunday) on SKY Arena, Sky Sports Now, Spark Sport and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass, Prelims: 1pm NZDT (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS, PRIME and ESPN, Early Prelims: 11am NZDT (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS.
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