UFC280: Islam Makhachev Defeats Charles Oliveira; Fans Pan Sean O'Malley Win Against Petr Yan
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In the main card of the UFC 280 pay-per-view event which took place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night(Oct. 22), former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira (33-9 MMA, 21-9 UFC) took on Islam Makhachev (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) for the vacant 155-pound title.
Makhachev scored one of the biggest statement wins in recent MMA history, submitting Oliveira in the second round to claim the lightweight championship.
In other results of the night:
Aljamain Sterling (c) defeated. TJ Dillashaw via second-round TKO (punches)
Sean O'Malley defeated Petr Yan via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Beneil Dariush defeated Matuesz Gamrot via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Manon Fiorot defeated Katlyn Chookagian via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Belal Muhammad defeated Sean Brady via second-round TKO (punches)
Caio Borralho defeated Makhmud Muradov via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Nikita Krylov defeated Volkan Oezdemir via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Abubakar Nurmagomedov defeated Gadzhi Omargadzhiev via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Armen Petrosyan defeated A.J. Dobson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Muhammad Mokaev defeated Malcolm Gordon via third-round submission (armbar)
Karol Rosa defeated Lina Lansberg via majority decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28)
Joe Rogan was replaced by Paul 'The Irish Dragon' Felder who handled one half of the color commentary alongside play-by-play man Jon Anik and fellow fighter-turned-analyst Daniel Cormier.
Rogan along with many UFC fans and fighters say that Petr Yan was 'robbed' by the judges in his split decision defeat by Sean O'Malley at UFC 280.
The bantamweight duo put on an incredible showing but there was almost universal agreement that the Russian had done enough to win on the scorecards. However, when the result was revealed in the octagon by Bruce Buffer, O'Malley was given the nod.
WATCH the highlights of the UFC 280 pay-per-view event