UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev prediction, odds, top picks, time: Best bets on the fight card from MMA expert

Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev are going to fight for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 280 on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Oliverai was stripped of the title after missing weight in his last fight. Makach is the favorite at -190, while Oliverei is +170. Aljamain Sterling defends his bantamweight title against T.J. Dillashaw. Calvin Kattar is a +200 favorite against Giga Chikadze.

Charles Oliveira is the current lightweight champion. He was stripped of the title before his defense against Justin Gaethje in May for missing weight by a half pound. Islam Makhachev is a Russian fighter who has stopped his past four opponents to earn the UFC title shot. He is similar to Khabib Nurmagomedov. The winner will defend the belt. UFC 280: Oliveiria vs. Mikhachev takes place at the O2 Arena.

Beneil Dariush is favored to beat Mateusz Gamrot in UFC 280 main event. The winner could be next in line for a title shot against the winner of Saturday's main card. Marley is siding with Darianush. He thinks Gam rot has a small edge. Marreley also likes Oliveira vs. Makhachev.

Marley has strong picks for Oliveira vs. Makhachev and every other bout on the UFC 280 card. He's backing a "better and more dangerous striker" to emerge with a dominant victory.

Islam Makhachev, Charles Oliveira, Aljamain Sterling, T.J. Dillashaw, Petr Yan, Sean O'Malley, Mateusz Gamrot, Manon Fiorot, Caio Borralho, Nikita Krylov, Volkan Oezdemir, Zubaira Tukhugov, Armen Petrosyan, Malcom Gordon, Karol Rosa and Lina Lansberg are on the UFC 280 fight card.