Episode 5: Sunday, October 23 at 3:00 p.m. GST (gulf standard time)
- Featherweight: Yi Zha vs. Koyomi Matsushima
- Flyweight: Qui Lun vs. Seung Guk Choi
- Lightweight: Won Bin Ki vs. Jeka Saragih
- Bantamweight: Toshiomi Kazama vs. Min Woo Kim
- Non-tournament: to be determined
Episode 6: Sunday, October 23 at 5:00 p.m. GST (Gulf Standard Time)
- Featherweight: Jung Young Lee vs. Lu Kai
- Bantamweight: Rinya Nakamura vs. Shohei Nose
- Flyweight: Topnoi Kiwram vs. Hyun Sung Park
- Lightweight: Anshul Jubli vs. Kyung Pyo Kim
- Non-tournament: to be determined
Road To UFC will be broadcast live during prime time in Asia (GMT +8) so audiences across the continent can get to know the athletes through features and ongoing competitions on the following UFC broadcast partners:
International: UFC Battle Pass
China: MIGU
Hong Kong: NOW SPORTS
India: SONY TEN 2
Indonesia: MOLA
Japan: UFC FightPass
Malaysia: ASTRO SUPERSPORT 5, UNIFI TV, MOLA
Mongolia: SPS
Burma: CANAL+
Philippines: TAP GO, PREMIER SPORTS
Singapore: HUB SPORTS, MIO SPORTS, MOLA
South Korea: TVN Sports
Thailand: REAL SPORTS HD3
Vietnam: K+ SPORTS
The UFC returns to the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, October 22 with UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, headlined by a clash for the vacant lightweight championship between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev. Plus, the bantamweight division takes center stage, as Aljamain Sterling defends his crown against TJ Dillashaw, and “Sugar” Sean O’Malley prepares for a huge showdown against Petr Yan.
UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev will be the final event to be staged in the capital of the United Arab Emirates as part of a historic partnership forged in 2019 between the UFC and the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi). .
UFC 280 FREE FIGHTS: Oliveira vs. Gaethje | Makhachev vs. Hooker | Dillashaw v Sandhagen
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