A bantamweight title session between champion Aljamain Sterling and TJ Dillashaw will happen at UFC 280 on Oct. 22 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Alexander K. Lee of MMA Fighting reports.
Authentic Dillashaw was at first allegedly focused on for UFC 279, yet the advancement quit seeking after it for the Sept. 10 card once Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz consented to get down to business in the headliner.
Real has held the 135-pound belt since March 2021 when he scored a triumph over Petr Yan by preclusion in the wake of getting hit with an unlawful knee. He held the title in a rematch in April, pulling off the resentful about split choice.
Dillashaw is falling off a split-choice win over Cory Sandhagen in July 2021, which was the previous hero's most memorable Octagon appearance since serving a two-year USADA suspension.
Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev are booked to meet for the empty lightweight title in the UFC 280 headliner