Khabib Nurmagomedov has given three reasons as to why he thinks Islam Makhachev will beat Charles Oliveira in their UFC 280 lightweight title fight.
Makhachev looks to win the title previously held by UFC legend Nurmagomedov when he faces former champion Oliveira in Abu Dhabi on October 22. Oliveira was hoping to make the third defence of the 155lb belt at the event, but he was stripped of the title after missing weight for his fight against Justin Gaethje in May, in which he won by first-round submission.
Oliveira is the underdog heading into the vacant title fight despite being more experience than Makhachev, who has just one career loss and is unbeaten in his last 10 fights. Nurmagomedov has cited Makhachev's skills, amateur experience and age as the reason he will win the fight, but his last point seems contradictory given the Russian is only a year younger than Oliveira.
