The Octagon returns to Abu Dhabi for as we speak’s UFC 308 occasion, a 13-bout combat card headlined by Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway.
Topuria (15-0 MMA) will probably be trying to earn his first profession title protection when he takes on the Hawaiian this afternoon. ‘El Matador’ captured the UFC’s coveted featherweight title this previous February at UFC 298, scoring a second-round knockout victory over Alex Volkanovski (see that here).
In the meantime, Max Holloway (26-7 MMA) will probably be competing for the primary time since scoring his viral knockout over Justin Gaethje at April’s UFC 300 event. That victory earned ‘Blessed’ the promotion’s BMF belt, and he’ll now be trying to reclaim the featherweight title for the primary time since 2019.
UFC 308 is co-headlined by a extremely anticipated middleweight bout that includes former title holder Robert Whittaker taking over the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev.
Whittaker (26-7 MMA) will enter the competition on a two-fight successful streak, his newest being a first-round knockout victory over Ikram Aliskerov at June’s event in Saudi Arabia. Previous to that, ‘The Reaper’ had outpointed Paulo Costa at UFC 298.
In the meantime, Khamzat Chimaev (13-0 MMA) will probably be returning to motion for the primary time since scoring a majority choice win over Kamaru Usman one yr in the past at UFC 294. Previous to that razor skinny victory, ‘Borz’ was coming off a first-round stoppage victory over Kevin Holland at UFC 279.
Additionally featured on as we speak’s UFC 308 foremost card is a excessive stakes mild heavyweight bout that includes Magomed Ankalaev taking over Aleksandar Rakic.
Ankalaev (18-1-1 MMA) will probably be returning to the Octagon for the primary time since January of this yr, the place he earned a second-round knockout victory over Johnny Walker (see that here). The Russian standout will probably be trying to earn a title shot in opposition to Alex Pereira with a formidable exhibiting this afternoon.
In the meantime, Aleksandar Rakic (14-4 MMA) will enter as we speak’s matchup with hopes of snapping a two-fight dropping skid. ‘Rocket’ most just lately competed at UFC 300, the place he suffered a TKO loss to Jiri Prochazka.
Get all of as we speak’s dwell outcomes and highlights under (refresh for updates):
UFC 308 Fundamental Card (2pm EST on PPV)
145 lbs.: Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway –
185 lbs.: Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev –
145 lbs.: Dan Ige vs. Lerone Murphy –
205 lbs.: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakic –
185 lbs.: Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan –
UFC 308 Televised Prelims (12pm EST on ESPN+)
170 lbs.: Geoff Neal vs. Rafael dos Anjos –
155 lbs.: Myktybek Orolbai vs. Mateusz Rębecki –
185 lbs.: Abus Magomedov vs. Brunno Ferreira –
265 lbs.: Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Chris Barnett –
UFC 308 Early Prelims (10:00am EST on ESPN+)
145 lbs.: Farid Basharat vs. Victor Hugo –
170 lbs.: Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Carlos Leal –
205 lbs.: Ibo Aslan vs. Raffael Cerqueira –
185 lbs.: Ismail Naurdiev vs. Bruno Silva –
Who’re you selecting to emerge victorious in as we speak’s title combat between Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway?
