UFC 280 takes place on Saturday at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. This card features a lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev as the Main Event and a bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling and TJ Dillashaw as the Co-Main Event.
We are sharing our UFC 280 best bets here, but head over to our main UFC 280 predictions'for picks for each fight on the main and preliminary card. Let's get into our best bets for Saturday's card.
UFC 280 Main Card Best Bet
Petr Yan comes into this fight with an MMA record of 16-3. He is 8-2 in the UFC, most recently losing to Aljamain Sterling by split decision back in April of this year. Sterling is averaging 5.45 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 53%. He is absorbing 3.88 strikes and has a striking defense of 61%. Yan also has solid grappling ability, averaging 1.48 takedowns per every 15 minutes. His takedown accuracy is 61% and his takedown defense is 90%.
Sean O'Malley comes into this fight with an MMA record of 15-1. He is 8-1 in the UFC, most recently having his fight against Pedro Munhoz canceled due to an eye poke back in July of this year. O'Malley is averaging 7.75 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 62%. He is absorbing 3.48 strikes and has a striking defense of 64%. His grappling is not super strong, averaging only 0.54 takedowns per every 15 minutes. His takedown accuracy is 50% and his takedown defense is 64%.