How to watch Oliveira vs Makhachev at UFC 280

• Abu Dhabi with a UFC 280 programme that features a fight for the vacant lightweight championship.
• Brazilian fighter Oliveira is on an incredible 11-fight winning streak.
• Oliveira became the best 155-pound fighter in the world.

UFC makes its way back to Abu Dhabi with a UFC 280 programme that features a fight between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev for the vacant lightweight championship.

Brazilian fighter Oliveira, a former lightweight champion of the UFC, is on an incredible 11-fight winning streak in one of the toughest weight classes in MMA. After four consecutive victories over Tony Ferguson, Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier, and Justin Gaethje, Oliveira became the best 155-pound fighter in the world.

Now that Makhachev is gaining momentum and has won 10 straight matches over players like Bobby Green, Dan Hooker, and Thiago Moises, Oliveira will have the chance to reclaim the title. Additionally, the bantamweight division takes centre stage as “Sugar” Sean O’Malley steps up for a crucial matchup against Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling defends his title against TJ Dillashaw.

How can I watch UFC 280 live on ESPN+?

Preliminaries for UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev begin on Saturday, October 22 at 10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT on ESPNews, ESPN+, and UFC Fight Pass in the United States. At 2pm ET / 11am PT, The Main Card will air exclusively on ESPN+ in the United States.

Who will compete at UFC 280?

Primary Card

Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev, in the main event; Aljamain Sterling vs. T.J. Dillashaw, in the co-feature;
Sean O’Malley versus Petr Yan
Mateusz Gamrot versus Beneil Dariush
Manon Fiorot vs. Katlyn Chookagian

Preliminaries:

Sean Brady vs. Belal Muhammad
Caio Borralho versus Makhmud Muradov
Nikita Krylov and Volkan Oezdemir
Gadzhi Omargadzhiev versus Abubakar Nurmagomedov
AJ Dobson versus Armen Petrosyan
Malcolm Gordon vs. Muhammad Mokaev

Lina Lansberg versus Karol Rosa

When does UFC 280 begin?

• the United States

Main Card: ESPN+ at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT

Prelims are at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT on ESPN Deportes, ESPN+, and ESPNews.

• Canada

Main Card: 2:00 p.m. ET/11: 00 a.m. PT on BELL, Rogers, Shaw, SaskTel, Videotron, Telus, Eastlink, and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: TSN and RDS, 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT

Early Prelims: UFC FIGHT PASS at 10am ET / 7am PT

• United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland

Main Card: 7 p.m. BST on BT Sport on Saturday boxes sold
Prelims: at 3pm BST, on BT Sport and UFC FIGHT PASS.

• Eastern Europe (Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, and Sweden)

Main Card: RMC Sport 2 at 8 p.m. CEST on Saturday (France)
On UFC Fight Pass, UFC PPV (Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain)
DAZN (Germany, Italy) (Germany, Italy)

Discovery+ (Netherlands) (Netherlands)
Eurosport (Spain) (Spain)
Sport on Polsat (Poland)
Viaplay (Denmark, Norway and Sweden) (Denmark, Norway and Sweden)
UFCWATCH PASS (Switzerland)
Prelims: Saturday at 4pm CEST, UFC FIGHT PASS, Discovery+ (Netherlands), and Eurosport will air preliminary action (Spain)

• Finland

Main Card: 9 p.m. Viaplay at EEST on Saturday
Prelims: 5 o’clock for preliminary exams EEST on UFC FIGHT PASS

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• Australia

Main Card: at 5 a.m. AEDT/2 a.m. AWST on Main Event, Fetch TV, Kayo, and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass.
Preliminaries: UFC FIGHT PASS, ESPN, and ESPN on Kayo at 1 am AEDT on Sunday and 10 pm AWST on Saturday.

• New Zealand
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Main Card: SKY Arena, Sky Sports Now, Spark Sport, and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass will all carry the main card at 7 a.m. NZDT on Sunday.
Preliminaries: Sunday at 3 a.m. NZDT, UFC FIGHT PASS, PRIME, and ESPN Africa.

• Africa

Main Card: 8:00 PM WAT The UFC PPV airs on UFC Fight Pass on Saturday and SAST (Saturday) on SuperSport Action.
Prelims: 3:00 WAT/4:00 SAST (Saturday) on SuperSport Action

• Asia and UFC FIGHT PASS (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, East Timor)

Main Card: Sunday at 2 a.m. HKT, Fox Sports, Fox+ (Hong Kong and Singapore), and UFC FIGHT PASS will air the main card (Philippines & Singapore)

Prelims: Saturday at 10 PM HKT on Fox Sports and Fox+ (Hong Kong & Singapore)

• Iceland

Main Card: Saturday @ 6 p.m. GMT on Viaplay
Prelims: Saturday at 2pm GMT on UFC FIGHT PASS

• India

Main Card: Saturday at 11:30 IST on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3, and Sony LIV

• MENA
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Main Card: 10 p.m. GST on AD Fight, Starzplay, and UFC Arabia on Saturday.
Prelims: Saturday at 6 p.m. GST, on ADM Sports 2, AD Fight, Starz lay, and UFC Arabia.

• Pakistan

Main Card: Saturday at 11 p.m. PDT on Ten Sports

• The remaining world

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