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.
A heavyweight bout between Shamil Abdurakhimov and Jailton Almeida is expected to take place at this event. They were originally scheduled to meet at UFC 279 but Abdurakhimov withdrew due to visa issues.
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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| Welterweight
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Abubakar Nurmagomedov
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vs.
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Gadzhi Omargadzhiev
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| Middleweight
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Armen Petrosyan
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vs.
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A.J. Dobson
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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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| Women's Bantamweight
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Karol Rosa
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vs.
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Lina Länsberg
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