MOSCOW, 23 Oct. Abu Dhabi hosted one of the most spectacular UFC 280 tournaments in recent years, which ended with the triumph of Russian Islam Makhachev. A close friend of Khabib Nurmagomedov dealt with the Brazilian Charles Oliveira, defeating the choke in the second round and taking the vacant lightweight belt.< iframe src="https://vk.com/video_ext.php?oid=-180706688&id=456250761&hash=201d2602c998f141&hd=2" width="100%" height="480" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture -in-picture;" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Aljamain Sterling defended the bantamweight title, while Russia's Petr Yan again suffered a scandalous defeat. This time, he lost to the American Sean O'Malley by a split decision of the judges. Irish ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor mocked the Russian: «The best striker in the UFC, lol.» He subsequently deleted the tweet.
