Three fighters off UFC 280 card in Abu Dhabi

The UFC 280 lineup is stacked from top to bottom, but it’s a little less lengthy than it was seven days ago.

Three fighters are off the card for different reasons, MMA Junkie has learned. All three combatants were expected to compete on the prelims of the Oct. 22 pay-per-view event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

UFC 280 is headlined by two title fights. In the main event, Charles Oliveira defends the UFC lightweight championship against Islam Makhachev. In the co-main event, bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling defends his title against former champion T.J. Dillashaw.

Scroll below to see which fighters have recently dropped off the card.