As one of the two Championship matches of UFC 280, the confrontation between Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira attracted attention because they will compete for the belong to Khabib. Oliveira is the closest person who owns the belt but is deprived of overweight, and Islam Makhachev has long been considered the most worthy person to inherit this belt.
After the war lasting for weeks in the media, Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira finally entered the battle in the octagon cage. As expected of experts, Makhachev takes initiative in most of the first time in the first half, and the second half.
In the middle of the second half, Makhachev captured Oliveira and had the opportunity to make a triangle lock by hand. The squeeze made Oliveira almost breathe and had to tap out to lose. This victory helped Makhachev officially win the Lightweight UFC belt, thereby inheriting the Khabib belt left as the UFC legend expected.
In the remaining Main Card match of UFC 280, the reigning champion of Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling continues to show strength. He defeated Tko TJ Dillashaw with a continuous combination in the second half, thereby successfully defending the second consecutive championship belt at the age of 33.
However, the victory of Islam Makhachev or Aljamain Sterling was not voted as Fight of the Night. This title belongs to the match of two boxers Sean O'Malley and Petr Yan. After 3 rounds, each lasting for 5 minutes, Sean O'Malley surpassed Petr Yan with a close score (29-28, 28-29 and 29-28).
Although not elected Fight of the Night, Islam Makhachev can still be satisfied when he was voted Performance of the Night and Belal Muhammad. Performance of the night and Fight of the Night help boxers have an additional $ 50,000 bonus from the organizers, a small amount of money.