UFC 280 stars Charles Oliveira, Islam Makhachev, Aljamain Sterling, TJ Dillashaw, Petr Yan and Sean O’Malley play to fans at open workouts. Caio Borralho embraces the big event. Fighters trade barbs, then face off at the press conference.
Champ Aljamain Sterling, Charles Oliveira, TJ Dillashaw, Petr Yan, and Islam Makhachev get in the zone. Champ Alexander Volkanovski trains for any opponent. Sean O’Malley makes an entrance at media day, and Oliveira rolls deep
Beneil Dariush sees a path to UFC gold. Katlyn Chookagian and Sean Brady arrive. Charles Oliveira trains to win; Islam Makhachev greets his Hall of Famer coach Khabib Nurmagomedov. Sean O’Malley, Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling dive into fight week.
Islam Makhachev gets a visit from Hasbulla Magomedov. Charles Oliveira celebrates his birthday. Champ Aljamain Sterling pushes himself. Sean O’Malley steps outside his comfort zone. The headliners cross paths in the hotel lobby.
The main event of UFC 280 pits a champion who never lost his title in the cage against a fighter who believes the time has come to take the throne once occupied by his mentor.
Charles Oliveira likes his odds against Islam Makhachev, who plans to start a championship legacy. Aljamain Sterling trains with fellow champ Leon Edwards. Sean O’Malley sticks to basics. Petr Yan plans his path back to the title.
Episode 3 introduces today’s frontmen, president Kerrith Brown and CEO Densign White, the judo Olympians who took the helm in 2014/2015 to advance IMMAF in its quest for Olympic Movement recognition.
The co-main event of UFC 280 sees the bantamweight title on the line as reigning champion Aljamain Sterling takes on former champion T.J. Dillashaw.
The featured non-title bout at UFC 280 pits two of the world's best bantamweights head to head in a fascinating clash between former champion and surging contender.
UFC 280 returns to Abu Dhabi with a dynamite card of fights, with a battle for the undisputed UFC lightweight title set to play a starring role.