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Daily Mirror
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Harry Davies

Islam Makhachev outlines exactly how he will beat Charles Oliveira at UFC 280

Islam Makhachev predicts he will "get business" done against Charles Oliveira in the third round of their UFC 280 fight.

Makhachev, 30, has the chance to become a UFC champion next month as he faces Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight title. Oliveira was supposed to be making the third defence of the lightweight belt at the Abu Dhabi event, but was stripped of the title after missing weight for his UFC 274 clash against Justin Gaethje in May, which he went on to win by first-round submission.

Oliveira is the betting underdog heading into the vacant title, despite having more experience than Makhachev. Oliveira also holds multiple UFC records such as the most submission wins and most finishes in promotional history.

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