UFC 280 odds: Charles Oliveira opens as sizable betting underdog to heavy favorite Islam Makhachev

Arman Tsarukyan is facing a tough test against former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira - or maybe that should be phrased the other way around considering the UFC 300 betting odds. Oliveira (34-9 MMA, 22-9 UFC) and Tsarukyan (21-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) are set to meet at the UFC's milestone event April 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. According…

Off the back of his stunning victory at UFC 294 last month, undisputed lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev has opened as a massive betting favorite to successfully defend his championship in a potential fight with former interim champion, Justin Gaethje in the future. Makhachev, the undisputed lightweight champion under the banner of the…

The UFC returns to the Middle East on Saturday for UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi - with two hastily assembled replacement matchups at the top of the lineup. Here's how to watch UFC 294 with the lightweight belt on the line. UFC 294 has a main card that begins at 2 p.m. ET and streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view. The prelims stream on ESPN+ beginning at 10 a.m.…

Michael Bisping is sharing some advice for Charles Oliveira ahead of his rematch with Islam Makhachev at UFC 294. UFC 294 takes place on Saturday, October 21st at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Headlining the event is a lightweight title fight between current champion Islam Makhachev (24-1 MMA) and Charles Oliveira (34-9 MMA). The two have been…

UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Oliveira 2 Picks When: Saturday, October 21, 2023 Where: Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates TV: PPV UFC 294 is a massive PPV event coming out of Abu Dhabi, headlined by a superior main event. Islam Makhachev defends his UFC Lightweight Title against former champion Charles Oliveira. Their UFC 280 bout ended with a…

Islam Makhachev dominated Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 to capture the UFC lightweight championship. Oliveira is steadfast that he does not recognize the Oliveira who entered the cage that night in Abu Dhabi. The former champion can validate those claims by avenging his loss to Makhachev inside the Etihad Arena, the site of their first fight, at UFC…

The MMA world expects any fighter out of Dagestan to have a strong foundation in the wrestling department thanks to experience in the art of Sambo. Islam Makhachev has proven no exception throughout his career. Makhachev is a smothering pressure wrestler with breathtaking control on top. Opponents often suffer a smashing of fists and elbows en…

Top-ranked lightweight contender Beneil Dariush will collide with former 155-pound champion Charles Oliveira as part of the upcoming UFC 288 pay-per-view (PPV) event, recently made official for Sat., May 6, 2023, though a city and venue have yet to be revealed. Oddsmakers have Dariush as the early -140 (5/7) betting favorite over Oliveira,…

Charles Oliveira opened as a massive underdog against Islam Makhachev and is still available at plus money on the moneyline. This is nothing new for Do Bronx, who has been underestimated in three of his last four wins. Our betting picks like him again. Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev is the highly-anticipated headline event for a stacked card…

It's fight day! UFC 280 is going down today from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. This stacked event will be headlined by a lightweight title tilt between the uncrowned king, Charles Oliveira, and the UFC's #4 ranked 155-pounder, Islam Makhachev. The UFC"s bantamweight belt will sway in the balance in the co-main event when the champion,…

In a lightweight title fight in the main event, Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev meet Saturday at UFC 280 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Let's analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev odds, and make our expert picks and predictions. The fight can be viewed on ESPNews/ESPN+ with the…

Charles Oliveira enters the octagon with Islam Makhachev on Saturday night in Abu Dhabi, with the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship belt up for grabs. talkSPORT have partnered with Parimatch to offer new customers unbelievable odds of 40/1 for Makhachev to win or 60/1 for Oliveira to win! Oliveira is aiming to win back the title he had stripped…

Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev is the highly-anticipated headline event for a stacked card of UFC 280 betting on October 22. UFC odds opened with Makhachev as a -225 favorite and Oliveira at+188 when this fight for the vacant lightweight title was officially announced in July. However, money has come in on the previous champ Oliveira, who now…

Charles Oliveira faces Islam Makhachev at UFC 280 in the main event for the UFC Lightweight Title. The UFC Bantamweight Title is also on the line for Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw. With this card being such a big one, it is only right that the stand-by fighter for the main event slot is just as big. Should the main event fall through, the UFC…

Alexander Volkanovski will be the backup fighter for the upcoming vacant lightweight title between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev at UFC 280. If the featherweight champion ends up meeting either man in the headliner next weekend, it won't be his first time competing in the UFC's 155-pound division. The Australian previously fought at…

Islam Makhachev has put forth a challenge for Michael Chandler to apparently prove how good the latter is. Makhachev and Chandler have taken digs at each other over the past several days. The tension started when Chandler claimed Makhachev had been receiving "premature praise" for mostly beating unranked fighters. Now, Makhachev is questioning…

UFC star Islam Makhachev has raised the alarm bells on Charles Oliveira potentially risking their upcoming bout at UFC 280. Makhachev will take on the uncrowned champion in the headlining fight of the card for the vacant lightweight title on Oct. 22 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He goes into the contest on a 10-fight win…

Islam Makhachev has a single blemish on his professional MMA record, a 2015 TKO loss to Adriano Martins. Given that legacy, the former UFC lightweight talent has been asked his opinion on who will prevail when Makhachev faces Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 280 later this month in Abu Dhabi. "Charles doesn't have anything to prove to…

The former two-time UFC world champion and first ever double champ, Conor McGregor, has given his prediction ahead of the UFC 280 main event between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev. Oliveira vs Makhachev goes down in Abu Dhabi on October 22nd, for the vacant UFC Lightweight Title. So, who is'The Notorious' backing to reign supreme at UFC 280…

Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev will compete for the vacant lightweight championship at UFC 280 on October 22, 2022, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The match-up between a third-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and the former combat sambo world champion has'grappler's delight' written all over it. Both fight camps have set…

Chael Sonnen thinks Charles Oliveira is angry that he is a betting underdog going into the UFC 280 title fight against Islam Makhachev. Despite finishing Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier, and Justin Gaethje, 'do Bronx' is a+150 underdog going into the bout against Makhachev. According to Sonnen, Oliveira is bothered by bettors undermining his…

UFC top-ranked lightweight contender Islam Makhachev revealed that Charles Oliveira was trying to avoid taking a fight against him. After losing his belt on the weighing scales in May, the uncrowned champion Oliveira was determined to get another shot at the title. His win over Justin Gaethje earned him the top contender spot, with company…

It's no exaggeration to say the UFC 280 is going to be awesome. Taking place on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the event brings us two title bouts, as well as several other long-anticipated matchups. The headliner is the UFC Lightweight Championship fight between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev, which many…

Top-ranked lightweight Charles Oliveira once again finds himself the underdog heading into his next fight. BetOnline has the Brazilian marked as a+215 underdog against -255 favorite Islam Makhachev ahead of their upcoming fight for the vacant lightweight championship at UFC 280. The matchup was confirmed at the weekend after weeks of back-and-forth…