UFC 280: Conor McGregor predicts the winner of Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev fight

Former UFC two-division champion Cor McGregor took to his official Twitter handle in early hours on Wednesday and predicted winner of Charles Oliviera vs Islam Makhachev lightweight championship bout at UFC 280. Oliveira and Makhachev will headline main event of pay-per-view (PPV), which will be held later this month. Oliveira was stripped of lightweight title after he missed weight ahead of his fight against Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 in May.

While Oliveira won match by submission, he will w fight exciting lightweight prospect Islam Makhachev with title on line. Brazilian MMA star heads into bout on back of a 33-8-0 record, while Makhachev has a record of 22-1-0 in his career. Makhachev is currently on a 10-fight win streak, while former champion is riding high on an 11-fight win streak. 

Cor McGregor's prediction about Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev bout

Meanwhile, reacting to a tweet asking his favorite to win PPV among Oliveira and Islam, Cor replied, “Olly and easily”. McGregor has been vocal about his support for Oliveira in past and seems to be on same track. He won championship after former undisputed-undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov vacated title. MMA world is undoubtedly much excited about UFC 280 match card.

UFC 280 Oliveira vs Makhachev: Full match card

Main card-

• Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev
• Aljamain Sterling vs. T.J. Dillashaw
• Petr Yan vs. Sean O’Malley
• Beneil Dariush vs. Mateusz Gamrot
• Katlyn Chookagian vs. Man Fiorot

Preliminary card-

• Belal Muhammad vs. Sean Brady
• Makhmud Muradov vs. Caio Borralho
• Volkan Oezdemir vs. Nikita Krylov
• Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Lucas Almeida
• Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Jailton Almeida

Early preliminary card-

• Magomed Mustafaev vs. Yamato Nishikawa
• Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev
• Armen Petrosyan vs. AJ Dobson
• Muhammad Mokaev vs. Malcolm Gordon

UFC 280: Date, Venue, and Live Streaming Details

UFC 280 is scheduled to be held on October 22. 2022 at Etihad Arena in Yas Island, United Arab Emirates. main card will begin at 11:30 IST on Saturday. event will be telecasted on Sony Sports Network and SonyLIV.