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Farah Hannoun

UFC 280 ‘Thrill and Agony’: All love and respect between Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira

Watch a preview for the latest edition of “The Thrill and the Agony,” which goes behind the scenes of UFC 280.

At the event, which took place Oct. 22 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, Islam Makhachev (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) submitted Charles Oliveira (33-9 MMA, 21-9 UFC) to capture the vacant lightweight title.

In the co-headliner, UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) dominated an injured T.J. Dillashaw (17-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) to notch his second title defense.

Finally, in the featured bout, Sean O'Malley (16-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) edged out former champion Petr Yan (16-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in a Fight of the Night effort.

In a preview of “The Thrill and the Agony” special from UFC 280, which is available for UFC Fight Pass subscribers, we get an all-access look at the immediate aftermath of O’Malley, Sterling and Makhachev’s wins.

You can watch the preview in the video above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 280.

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