We've still got quite a bit of waiting to do before UFC 284, which is set for October 24 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, but anticipation for the card is already building. That's due in large part to the main event, which will see lightweight champion Islam Makhachev defend his belt against former champ Charles Oliveira, but the co-main event deserves just as much credit.
Co-headlining honors for the card will go to a middleweight clash between rising contender Khamzat Chimaev and former title challenger Paulo Costa.
Chimaev (11-0) was making great headway at welterweight before he was ostracized from the division for a massive scale fail, but remains one of the biggest stars in the UFC right now, and a fighter many see as a future champ—maybe in multiple weight classes.