UFC 280 this Saturday night is arguably the promotion's best card of the year as Charles Oliveira meets Islam Makhachev for the vacant lightweight title in the main event.
Oliveira looks to become a two-time UFC champion as he faces Khabib Nurmagomedov's protege Makhachev, who is unbeaten in his last 10 fights. 'Do Bronx' was supposed to be making the third defence of his lightweight title at the event, but he was stripped of the belt after missing weight for his first-round submission against Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 in May.
There are two title fights on the card as Aljamain Sterling defends his bantamweight title against TJ Dillashaw in the co-main event. Dillashaw is fighting for a title for the first time since his two-year ban for the performance-enhancing drug EPO, as he looks to become a three-time champion. With the likes of Sean O'Malley, Belal Muhammad and Mohammad Mokaev also competing, here's all you need to know about UFC 280...
What time will Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev be on in the UK?
UFC 280 will take place this Saturday, October 22 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The preliminary card will begin at 3pm for UK fans with the main card getting underway from 7pm. Ring walks for the main event between Oliveira and Makhachev can then be expected at just after 10pm.
How to watch Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev via TV and live stream
The early prelims will be available to watch on UFC Fight Pass from 3pm and BT Sport 3 from 5pm. The main card will be aired exclusively on BT Sport Box Office meaning all UK viewers will have to pay £19.95 to watch the action.
Full UFC 280 fight card
Main card
Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev – for vacant lightweight title
Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw – for Sterling's bantamweight title
Petr Yan vs Sean O’Malley
Beneil Dariush vs Mateusz Gamrot
Katlyn Chookagian vs Manon Fiorot
Prelims
Belal Muhammad vs Sean Brady
Makhmud Muradov vs Caio Borralho
Nikita Krylov vs Volkan Oezdemir
Zubaira Tukhugov vs Lucas Almeida
Magomed Mustafaev vs Yamato Nishikawa
Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs Gadzhi Omargadzhiev
Muhammad Mokaev vs Malcolm Gordon
Armen Petrosyan vs AJ Dobson
Lina Lansberg vs Karol Rosa
Quotes corner
Oliveira : "He's a protege of Khabib and bears that weight on his shoulders, I don't chose fights, I just get on with them and that's what we're going to do. I'm going to shock the world yet again. Opinions are subjective and some people believe that I will win, some people believe he will win. I'm going to show that my history and the number of fights I've had, this will show on the night and in this sense I'll shock the world."
Makhachev : "When the cage closes he's going to understand my power and my wrestling skills, it doesn't matter if it's going to be grappling or striking. I'm training so hard, that's why he's going to feel it. Everyone including his last opponent tried to knock him out, nobody tried to go the ground and finish him. All these other guys are scared of his grappling skills and this is a big mistake."
