Publicerat
Islam Makhachev defeated Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi. Photo via USA Today Sports and YouTube (UFC)
The stacked UFC 280 just took place inside the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
In the highly anticipated main event, Islam Makhachev submitted former champion Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira to become the undisputed UFC lightweight champion.
In round one, “do Bronx” ended up on his back, where he spent a majority of the first five minutes defending himself. In the second round, Makhachev knocked Oliveira down with a huge right hand, and was able to submit him quickly.
ISLAM MAKHACHEV SUBMITS CHARLES OLIVEIRA IN ROUND TWO #UFC280 pic.twitter.com/VzjIu6t9SX
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) October 22, 2022
The belt is going back to Dagestan 🏆
[ @MakhachevMMA | #UFC280 ] pic.twitter.com/HMJ6sZPuQL
— UFC (@ufc) October 22, 2022
”I trained so hard for this moment, all my life, since I was a kid, I prepared for this moment,” Makhachev said in the post-fight interview.
Makhachevs teammate and friend, Khabib Nurmagomedov also took to the microphone.
”All time we trained together. Islam Makhachev is the pound-for-pound fighter No. 1. Now it is our plan to fly to Australia to fight Volkanovski,” Khabib said in the octagon.
Who's next? @MakhachevMMA wants @AlexVolkanovski in Perth 👀 #UFC280 pic.twitter.com/xE3YMd7Fmr
— UFC (@ufc) October 22, 2022
In the co-main event bantamweight title fight, champion Aljamain Sterling was able to defend his title former two-time champ T.J. Dillashaw. Dillashaw’s left shoulder popped in the first round, but was able to survive until the end of the second round.
We also saw rising bantamweight star Sean O’Malley put on the performance of a lifetime when he defeated former bantamweight champion Petr Yan in a FOTY-candidate. After three tought rounds, ”Sugar” stood as the winner via split decision.
Top ranked lightweight Beneil Dariush put on a massive performance as he defeated Mateusz Gamrot via unanimous decision with 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 on the scorecards.
In the first fight on the main card, flyweight Manon Fiorot won an important victory when she defeated No. 1 ranked Katlyn Chookagian via unanimous decision. Fiorot is still undefeated in the promotion, with five straight wins.
On the prelims, top ranked welterweight Belal Muhammad ended Sean Brady’s then 15-0 undefeated record via a second-round TKO.
Read more: Fan favorite Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett set for fight at UFC 282
Main card
Preliminary card
Read more: UFC 280: Main card fighter MISSES weight – backup Volkanovski weighs in on point
Read more: Jiri Prochazka praises Alexander Gustafsson ahead of UFC 282: “Still a very dangerous man”
Follow Frontkick on Twitter and Instagram for more MMA and boxing news!
Är Tom Aspinall vs. Jon Jones Officiellt? Detta är vad MMA-legenden tror!
VIDEO: Ex-mästarna tränar tillsammans inför storgalan!
Publikfavoriten Nabbe Malki återvänder mot internationellt motstånd
UFC-stjärnan: ”Jag kommer att bli första mästaren i tre divisioner!”
Oleksandr Usyk vill avsluta karriären mot UFC-mästaren!
De 100 bäst betalda idrottarna under 2024
Tidigare interim-mästaren i lättvikt, Justin Gaethje, är satt att återvända till oktagonen för första gången i år den 8 mars på...
Titelutmanaren och tidigare mellanviktsmästaren Sean Strickland åkte på sin andra förlust mot Dricus du Plessis på UFC 312 i Helgen. Efter galan...
På den nya listan för de 100 bäst betalda idrottarna under 2024 ser vi atleter från åtta sporter och 27...
Fight For Hope 1 (FFH 1) öppnar dörrarna för första gången den 19 april, då det är det senaste tillskottet...
Det råder ingen tvekan om att Ilia Topuria snabbt har etablerat som den bästa i fjäderviktsdivisionen. Trots att han endast...