Conor McGregor is arguably the biggest star to ever emerge from the UFC and the world of MMA, and now ‘Notorious’ has given his prediction for the massive UFC 280 main event.

The UFC 280 headline bout will see Charles Oliveira look to regain the Lightweight title that he lost on the scales against one of the fastest-rising fighters on the planet, Islam Makhachev.

Makhachev trains with McGregor’s fiercest rival, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and the Irish megastar has given his tip for the hotly-anticipated and biggest bout of Makhachev’s career thus far.

Here is Conor McGregor’s prediction for the UFC 280 main event between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev on Saturday, October 22nd.

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Giving another one of his famous ‘Mystic Mac’ predictions, the former two-division UFC Champion predicted that Oliveira will be taking the win on the night.

Replying to fans on a #AskNotorious Q&A on Twitter, McGregor revealed that he can see the Brazilian fighter taking the bout “easily.”

“Olly and easily” the Irish star predicted.


Why is Conor McGregor called Mystic Mac?

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McGregor has earned the nickname ‘Mystic Mac’ for some of his massive UFC predictions in the past.

One of the most instances came when he predicted that he would knockout Dustin Poirier at UFC 178 in the very first round during a Q&A before the fight.

‘Notorious’ would then go on to knock out the ‘Diamond’ in 106 seconds!

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What is the Fight Card for UFC 280 right now?

UFC 280 Fight Card

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For reference, here is the fight card for UFC 280 is as follows according to the official UFC website (as of writing on October 8th 2022):

  • Shamil Abdurakhimov vs Jailton Almeida - Heavyweight bout
  • Muhammad Mokaev vs Malcolm Gordon - Flyweight bout
  • Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs Gadzhi Omargadzhiev - Welterweight bout
  • Magomed Mustafaev vs Yamato Nishikawa – Lightweight Bout
  • Zubaira Tukhugov vs Lucas Almeida – Featherweight Bout
  • Volkan Oezdemir vs Nikita Krylov – Light Heavyweight Bout
  • Makhmud Muradov vs Caio Borralho – Middleweight Bout
  • Belal Muhammad vs Sean Brady – Welterweight Bout

Main Card

  • Katlyn Chookagian vs Manon Fiorot – Women’s Flyweight Bout
  • Beneil Dariush vs Mateusz Gamrot – Lightweight Bout
  • Petr Yan vs Sean O’Malley – Bantamweight Bout
  • Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC Bantamweight Title Bout
  • Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev – UFC Lightweight Title Bout

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