| UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 22, 2022 (2022-10-22) | |||
| Venue | Etihad Arena | |||
| City | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |||
| Attendance | 13,400[1] | |||
| Total gate | Not Announced[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 650,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 22, 2022, at theEtihad Arena inAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[3]
AUFC Lightweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former championCharles Oliveira andIslam Makhachev headlined the event.[4] Oliveira was stripped of the title atUFC 274 when he failed to make weight for his attempted title defense against former interim champion (also formerWSOF Lightweight Champion)Justin Gaethje.[5]Beneil Dariush, who is scheduled to face formerKSW Featherweight andLightweight ChampionMateusz Gamrot, revealed in mid-September that he was expected to serve as backup to this contest.[6] In turn, currentUFC Featherweight ChampionAlexander Volkanovski announced in mid-October that he was the official replacement in case either of the headliners pull out.[7] Dariush still claimed that he had the backup spot, but no official announcement had been made by the promotion.[8] Volkanovski eventually weighed in successfully as the official substitute.[9]
AUFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current championAljamain Sterling and former two-time championT.J. Dillashaw was originally targeted as the main event ofUFC 279, but the promotion opted to change plans and move it to this event.[10][11]
FormerUFC Women's Flyweight Championship challengerKatlyn Chookagian andManon Fiorot met in a women's flyweight bout at this event.[12] They were originally scheduled to meet atUFC 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.[13][14][15] At the weigh-ins, Chookagian weighed in at 127.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and she was fined 20% of her purse, which went to Fiorot.[9]
A women's strawweight bout betweenMarina Rodriguez andAmanda Lemos was expected to take place at the event.[16] However, the bout was postponed toUFC Fight Night 214 for unknown reasons.[17]
A heavyweight bout betweenParker Porter andHamdy Abdelwahab was scheduled for the event.[18] However, Abdelwahab was removed for unknown reasons and replaced by promotional newcomer Slim Trabelsi.[19] In turn, the pairing was cancelled altogether as Trabelsi pulled out due to contractual issues with ARES FC and Porter opted to pursue a later fight, rather than a replacement barring unforeseen circumstances.[20]
Jamie Mullarkey was expected to faceMagomed Mustafaev in a lightweight bout.[21] However, Mullarkey pulled out in mid-September due to injury.[20] He was replaced by Yamato Nishikawa.[22] In turn, Nishikawa was forced to withdraw due to contractual issues and the bout was scrapped.[23]
A heavyweight bout betweenShamil Abdurakhimov andJailton Almeida was expected to take place at this event.[24] They were originally scheduled to meet atUFC 279, but Abdurakhimov withdrew due to visa issues.[25] In turn, Almeida was booked againstMaxim Grishin atUFC Fight Night 214 in a catchweight of 220 pounds, after Abdurakhimov withdrew again for unknown reasons.[26]
A featherweight bout betweenZubaira Tukhugov and Lucas Almeida was expected to take place at this event.[27] However, the bout was scrapped the day before the event due to weight management issues related to Tukhugov.[28]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Islam Makhachev | def. | Charles Oliveira | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 3:16 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling (c) | def. | T.J. Dillashaw | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:44 | [b] |
| Bantamweight | Sean O'Malley | def. | Petr Yan | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Beneil Dariush | def. | Mateusz Gamrot | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (127.5 lb) | Manon Fiorot | def. | Katlyn Chookagian | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPNews / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Belal Muhammad | def. | Sean Brady | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:47 | |
| Middleweight | Caio Borralho | def. | Makhmud Muradov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Nikita Krylov | def. | Volkan Oezdemir | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Abubakar Nurmagomedov | def. | Gadzhi Omargadzhiev | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Armen Petrosyan | def. | AJ Dobson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Muhammad Mokaev | def. | Malcolm Gordon | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 4:26 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Karol Rosa | def. | Lina Länsberg | Decision (majority) (29–27, 29–27, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[30]
