UFC 280: How did Charles Oliveira do in his last fight?

The vacant UFC Lightweight Title will be on the line at UFC 280 when recent champion Charles Oliveira battles top contender Islam Makhachev. The event takes place Saturday, October 22 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The main card also features a bantamweight title match between champion Aljamain Sterling and former two-time champion T.J. Dillashaw.

Oliveira (33-8-1), who is a +155 underdog at DraftKings Sportsbook, has been a new revelation in arguably the deepest division in the UFC. No fighter in the promotion has more submission finishes (16) than Oliveira.

He fought Michael Chandler for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 262 after Khabib Nurmagomedov retired as champion. Chandler rocked Oliveira in the first round and had him in position to win by TKO with 1:55 remaining, but Oliveira rolled to his back and survived the flurry. Chandler seemed to have punched himself out and was easy pickings for 'Do Bronx' in the second round.

Charles Oliveira vs Michael Chandler (TKO) pic.twitter.com/etgHLrKE2S

– LobbieBrawler (@LobbieBrawler) August 19, 2021

  
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