Event: UFC 280 
 Date: Oct. 22, 2022 
 Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 
 Venue:&nbsp;Etihad Arena 
 Where to watch: ESPN+ PPV, ESPNEWS, ESPN+ 
<h3> UFC 280 main card, 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV </h3> 
 Vacant lightweight title: Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev 
 Bantamweight title: Champion Aljamain Sterling vs. T.J. Dillashaw 
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 Bantamweight: Petr Yan vs. Sean O'Malley&nbsp; 
 Lightweight: Beneil Dariush vs. Mateusz Gamrot 
 Women's flyweight: Katlyn Chookagian vs. Manon Fiorot 
<h3> UFC 280 prelims,&nbsp;10 a.m. on ESPNEWS, ESPN+ </h3> 
 Welterweight: Belal Muhammad vs. Sean Brady 
 Middleweight: Makhmud Muradov vs. Caio Borralho 
 Light heavyweight: Volkan Oezdemir vs. Nikita Krylov 
 Featherweight: Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Lucas Almeida 
 Lightweight: Magomed Mustafaev vs.&nbsp;Yamato Nishikawa 
 Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs.&nbsp;Gadzhi Omargadzhiev 
 Middleweight: AJ Dobson&nbsp;vs.&nbsp;Armen Petrosyan 
 Flyweight: Muhammad Mokaev vs.&nbsp;Malcolm Gordon 
 Women's bantamweight: Karol Rosa vs. Lina Lansberg

Event: UFC 280 Date: Oct. 22, 2022 Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Venue: Etihad Arena Where to watch: ESPN+ PPV, ESPNEWS, ESPN+ UFC 280 main card, 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV Vacant lightweight title: Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev Bantamweight title: Champion Aljamain Sterling vs. T.J. Dillashaw Bantamweight: Petr Yan vs. Sean O'Malley Lightweight: Beneil Dariush vs. Mateusz Gamrot Women's flyweight: Katlyn Chookagian vs. Manon Fiorot UFC 280 prelims, 10 a.m. on ESPNEWS, ESPN+ Welterweight: Belal Muhammad vs. Sean Brady Middleweight: Makhmud Muradov vs. Caio Borralho Light heavyweight: Volkan Oezdemir vs. Nikita Krylov Featherweight: Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Lucas Almeida Lightweight: Magomed Mustafaev vs. Yamato Nishikawa Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev Middleweight: AJ Dobson vs. Armen Petrosyan Flyweight: Muhammad Mokaev vs. Malcolm Gordon Women's bantamweight: Karol Rosa vs. Lina Lansberg

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Aljamain Sterling, the UFC bantamweight champion from Uniondale, held an open workout for local fans and press&nbsp;in Garden City on Thursday&nbsp;ahead of his next title defense, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022 against TJ Dillashaw at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi.&nbsp;

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