Islam Makhachev Defeats Charles Oliveira to Capture Lightweight Title at UFC 280

Heading back to the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the UFC recently held its UFC 280 event headlined by Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev for the vacant UFC Lightweight championship. Despite being confident in reclaiming the title he lost due to a missed weight controversy at UFC 274, Makhachev secured an arm-triangle choke on the ex-champion in Round 2.Aside from landing a submission win over the UFC's submission leader, the victory was also special as it occurred in the sa...