Islam Makhachev claimed the vacant lightweight title Saturday when he beat Charles Oliveira in the UFC 280 headliner.
Makhachev (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) became the 155-pound champion and extended his winning streak to 11 fights with a submission victory over Oliveira (33-9 MMA, 21-9 UFC) at Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Makhachev’s title-winning performance over Oliveira at UFC 280.
MMA Junkie
For all the marbles. Charles Oliveira (@CharlesDoBronxs) and Islam Makhachev (@MAKHACHEVMMA) are walking to the cage right now! 🇧🇷🇷🇺#UFC280 play-by-play: https://t.co/ASgbZtcX37 pic.twitter.com/gr8zKD2uWZ
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) October 22, 2022
Nick Kalikas
#UFC280 Welterweight Title Closing Betting Odds via @CircaSports
Charles Oliveira +180
Islam Makhachev -210@UFC 💰 | @ESPNPlus | @ESPN— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) October 22, 2022
UFC
Ready to bring the belt back to Dagestan 🏆
[ @MakhachevMMA | #UFC280 is live on ESPN+ PPV: https://t.co/nzONUJMdiS ] pic.twitter.com/6F2pm5ekem
— UFC (@ufc) October 22, 2022
UFC
Coming to reclaim his crown 👑
[ @CharlesDoBronxs | #UFC280 is live on ESPN+ PPV: https://t.co/nzONUJMdiS ] pic.twitter.com/1ecQQS9LNj
— UFC (@ufc) October 22, 2022
UFC
Nothing but respect 🤝 #UFC280 pic.twitter.com/4353WmlEDP
— UFC (@ufc) October 22, 2022
Jamahal Hill
Great performance to the new champ and great moment for that team!!!#congrats #UFC280
— Jamahal Hill (@JamahalH) October 22, 2022
Raphael Assuncao
Okay wow Islam submitted Charles s’ bronx #UFC280 !!!!
— Raphael Assuncao (@RaphaAssuncao) October 22, 2022
Brian Ortega
Khabib train me please 🙏🏽 @ufc
— Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) October 22, 2022
Casey O'Neill
DAMN ! Islam looked very good tonight #ufc280
— Casey Oneill (@kingcaseymma) October 22, 2022
Dan Ige
Islam deserves the belt! Humble hard worker. World class #UFC280
— Dan Ige (@Dynamitedan808) October 22, 2022
Kamaru Usman
And Newwwwwww x2 let’s go 🤜🏻🤛🏿
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) October 22, 2022
Francis Ngannou
I didn't see this one coming 🤯
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) October 22, 2022
Cub Swanson
Wow Olivera gets submitted! 😳 This sport is Wild! And sooo Unpredictable #UFC280
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) October 22, 2022
Rafael dos Anjos
The guy that runs from me is now the champ. Congrats @MAKHACHEVMMA #UFC280
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) October 22, 2022
Mark O. Madsen
@MAKHACHEVMMA vs @alexvolkanovski is gonna be fireworks💥 If the small guy beats Islam he is truly the greatest P4P #UFC #UFC280
— Mark O. Madsen (@MarkTheOlympian) October 22, 2022
Dominick Reyes
Congrats to Islam, excellent performance!
— Dominick Reyes (@DomReyes) October 22, 2022
