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UFC 280 betting odds Islam Makhachev or Charles Oliveira - Who s favorite to become the new lightweight champion

Charles Oliveira (left) and Islam Makhachev (right) (Image credits Getty Images) is less than a day away. The most awaited card of the year promises to deliver with two title fights and a stacked undercard. Ahead of this highly awaited card, fans are looking to get their bets in and make a tidy profit on their favorite fighters. The main event of UFC 280 features a fight for the vacant lightweight title between and . Islam Makhachev is the current -180 betting and Charles Oliveira is the +150 underdog. Oddsmakers did not choose 'do Bronx' as the favorite in his fights against Dustin Poirier and Tony Ferguson, and he was a narrow favorite against Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler. Despite being on a 11-fight win streak and having the most submissions in UFC history, he is not the betting favorite. THIS EXCITEMENT IS INTENSE THIS EXCITEMENT IS INTENSE Islam Makhachev, on the other hand, is on a 10-fight winning streak, and Khabib Nurmagomedov's protege has been the favorite in most of his recent fights. He is as well as his upcoming title fight at UFC 280 against 'do Bronx'. The Brazilian has proven the oddsmakers wrong multiple times, and will look to do it again on October 22 so he can reclaim his lightweight title. Charles expects to take Islam out EARLY at Charles expects to take Islam out EARLY at Charles Oliveira lost his title in his previous match where he weighed in at half a pound overweight and lost his title on the scale. This time around, he weighed in at 154.5lbs, which is .5 lbs less than the lightweight limit. Makhachev also weighed in at 154.5. According to Oliveira, he will knock the Russian out in the very first round in front of a hostile crowd in Abu Dhabi. 'Do Bronx' got booed during the weigh-ins and open workouts, so it is clear to see whom the fans in Abu Dhabi seem to support.

UFC 280 Islam Makhachev vs Charles Oliveira main card

Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev – for the vacant UFC lightweight title Aljamain Sterling (c) vs. T.J. Dillashaw – for the UFC bantamweight title Petr Yan vs. Sean O’Malley Beneil Dariush vs. Mateusz Gamrot Katlyn Chookagian vs. Manon Fiorot

UFC 280 preliminary card

Belal Muhammad vs. Sean Brady Makhmud Muradov vs. Caio Borralho Volkan Oezdemir vs. Nikita Krylov Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Lucas Almeida Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev Armen Petrosyan vs. A.J. Dobson Muhammad Mokaev vs. Malcolm Gordon Karol Rosa vs. Lina Lansberg Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found