UFC 280 best bets; Pros pick winners of main card bouts from the highly-anticipated pay-per-view event
With the highly anticipated UFC 280 pay-per-view (PPV) just hours away, let's take a look at who the Pros think is going to walk out of the octagon victorious. The UFC 280 fight card is headlined by the lightweight title clash between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev.
Speaking about the UFC 280 main event on his YouTube channel, former middleweight champion Michael Bisping stated that he was leaning towards 'do Bronx' to win the fight.
Bisping explained that it was hard to bet against Oliveira, even though both men are excellent grapplers.
Watch Michael Bisping's pick below:
In a recent video uploaded to Henry Cejudo's YouTube channel, former UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen predicted that bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling would get the win over T.J. Dillashaw in the co-main event.
'The Bad Guy' opined that age and the occasional layoffs during his career were going to work against the former two-time bantamweight champion.
Watch Chael Sonnen's pick below:
Meanwhile, undefeated UFC featherweight contender Bryce Mitchell picked Petr Yan to triumph over Sean O'Malley in their main card clash. Speaking about the matchup, 'Thug Nasty' said:
"I also have to pick [Petr] Yan over O'Malley. The reason being [Sean] O'Malley hasn't even earned that spot. He used his mouth to get him that fight. His YouTube followers ain't going to help him once those cage doors get locked."
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During a recent interview with James Lynch, rising UFC lightweight contender Rafael Fiziev picked Mateusz Gamrot to secure the win over Beneil Dariush in Abu Dhabi. According to Fiziev, MMA fans are in for a display of high-level grappling.
Watch Rafael Fiziev's pick below:
Some breakout fights on the UFC 280 prelims card
Akin to the main card, the prelims card for UFC 280 will also feature a number of intriguing matchups.
One of the noteworthy events on the prelims card is the welterweight matchup between undefeated Sean Brady and the No.5 ranked contender Belal Muhammad.
Brady is currently 15-0 as a professional. In his last fight, the 29-year-old clinched a unanimous decision win against Michael Chiesa at UFC Fight Night 198.
'Remember the Name' also holds an impressive resume containing 21 wins, three losses, and one no-contest. In his last outing to the octagon, he registered a comfortable unanimous decision win over Vicente Luque at UFC on ESPN 34.
Watch MMA pro's make their prediction for Brady vs. Muhammad below:
The prelims card will also feature a bout between the former three-time combat sambo bronze medalist Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Gadzhi Omargadzhiev. Abubakar Nurmagomedov is the cousin of lightweight legend Khabib Nurmagomedov.
The 32-year-old holds a pro record of 16 wins, three losses, and one draw, while Omargadzhiev's MMA record stands at 13 wins and one loss.