The showdown for the vacant lightweight title between ex-champion Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev headlines a stacked card for UFC 280 today at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. There is a second title fight between bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and former champion T.J. Dillashaw on the show.
Also on the card is a significant lightweight battle between Beneil Dariush and Mateusz Gamrot. A women’s flyweight bout between Katlyn Chookagian and Manon Fiorot rounds out the main card, though Chookagian missed weight and the fight will be at a catchweight.
Oliveira has been confident that his diversity will be enough to lead him to victory and to regain the title he lost on the scales at UFC 273. He defeated Justin Gaethje that night for his 11th consecutive win, but because he missed weight, he was stripped of the title.