Month: October 2022

6:32 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim By becoming UFC lightweight champion Saturday, Islam Makhachev fulfilled a prophecy. Maybe it was really just a lifelong friend expressing faith and brotherhood, but when Khabib Nurmagomedov briefly interrupted a Makhachev news conference three years ago, it felt like something far more consequential. Let’s call it a coronation-in-waiting. Nurmagomedov was
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It was only a matter of time before Conor McGregor commented on the outcome of the UFC 280 main event after Islam Makhachev defeated Charles Oliveira to become the new lightweight champion. While he’s teased a return to action as a welterweight, the Irish superstar has a long-standing grudge against Makhachev’s team — primarily his
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Khamzat Chimaev gets in physical altercation with Islam Makhachev’s team at UFC 280 | Video No. 3-ranked welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev was in attendance at UFC 280 and got into an altercation with Islam Makhachev‘s team cage side. Makhachev defeated former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira in the fight card’s main event to capture the 155-pound
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Another major lightweight title fight is in the books and Conor McGregor is back at it – tweeting, that is. Following Islam Makchachev’s title-earning UFC 280 main event victory Saturday in Abu Dhabi, McGregor posted a series of tweets directed at the promotion’s newest champion. Not only was McGregor critical of Makhachev’s second-round submission performance
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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. UFC 280 is on Saturday, October 22. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC
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UFC 280 live stream results, play-by-play-updates: Event headliners Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev will battle for the vacant Lightweight title, not long after Aljamain Sterling and T.J. Dillashaw hook ‘em up for “Funk Master’s” 135-pound strap in the UFC 280 co-main event. Expect the winner to answer to former champion Petr Yan, or perhaps Sean
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UFC returns to Abu Dhabi on October 22 as Charles Oliveira takes on Islam Makhachev for the vacant lightweight championship at Etihad Arena on Yas Island. In the co-main event, bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling defends his title against former champion TJ Dillashaw.  UFC 280: OLIVEIRA VS MAKHACHEV takes place at Etihad Arena on Saturday, October 22, with the main card at
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1:05 PM ET When Khabib Nurmagomedov vacated the UFC’s lightweight championship and retired from mixed martial arts two years ago, the sport’s expectations turned to his longtime teammate and protégé, Islam Makhachev. And now his time has come. Makhachev (22-1) will attempt to win the UFC’s 155-pound title on Saturday when he meets Charles Oliveira
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MMA Fighting has UFC 280 results for the Oliveira vs. Makhachev fight card, live blogs of all the main card fights and the prelim headliner, and live UFC 280 Twitter updates from all the action at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. In the main event, former champ Charles Oliveira and title challenger Islam
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Welcome to (slightly after) Midnight Mania! Earlier tonight (Fri. Oct. 21, 2022), ONE on Prime Video 3 “Lineker vs. Andrade” concluded its main event when recently stripped Bantamweight kingpin, John Lineker, squared off with rising star, Fabricio Andrade, inside Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Unfortunately, a great fight ended in less-than-ideal circumstances. Andrade looked
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Oct 21, 2022 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Charles Oliveira still considers himself the UFC’s lightweight champion, but will look to make it official on Saturday. Both Oliveira (33-8) and Islam Makhachev (22-1) successfully made weight on Friday for their lightweight championship bout at UFC 280 at Etihad Arena. Both of them actually came
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“Just do the work.” That’s the text or email I’ll get from Tom whenever I’m ranting about something that has gone awry or not worked out as seamlessly as I would have hoped. He’s got a couple of tattoos already, but “Just Do The Work” should probably be the next line he considers getting permanently
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