UFC 308
| UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 26, 2024 | |||
| Venue | Etihad Arena | |||
| City | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on October 26, 2024, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[1]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's 20th visit to Abu Dhabi and first since UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov in August 2024.[1]
A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Ilia Topuria and former champion Max Holloway is expected to headline the event.[2][3]
A five-round middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev is expected to take place at the event.[4] They were previously expected to headline UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov last June, but Chimaev withdrew due to illness.[5]
A heavyweight rematch between former interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Ciryl Gane and former Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Alexander Volkov is expected to take place at the event.[6] The pairing previously headlined UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov in June 2021 which Gane won by unanimous decision.[7]
Fight card
[edit]| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Ilia Topuria (c) | vs. | Max Holloway | [a] | |||
| Heavyweight | Ciryl Gane | vs. | Alexander Volkov | ||||
| Middleweight | Robert Whittaker | vs. | Khamzat Chimaev | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Magomed Ankalaev | vs. | Aleksandar Rakić | ||||
| Featherweight | Lerone Murphy | vs. | Dan Ige | ||||
| Welterweight | Geoff Neal | vs. | Rafael dos Anjos | ||||
| Heavyweight | Marcos Rogério de Lima | vs. | Kennedy Nzechukwu | ||||
| Middleweight | Abusupiyan Magomedov | vs. | Brunno Ferreira | ||||
| Welterweight | Rinat Fakhretdinov | vs. | Nursulton Ruziboev | ||||
- ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
Announced bouts
[edit]- Light Heavyweight bout: Ibo Aslan vs. Raffael Cerqueira[9]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Alexander K. Lee (2024-04-12). "UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi announced for Oct. 26". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ Irati Prat (2024-07-30). "Ilia Topuria y Max Holloway se citan para Abu IDhabi el próximo 26 de octubre". marca.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30. (in Spanish)
- ^ Josh Evanoff (2024-08-03). "Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway title fight headlines UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2024-08-03). "UFC books Khamzat Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker again for UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2024-06-13). "Khamzat Chimaev out; Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov set as new UFC on ABC 6 headliner". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ Diego Ribas (2024-07-12). "UFC books Ciryl Gane vs Alexander Volkov to Abu Dhabi card in October". agfight.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12. (in Spanish)
- ^ Marc Raimondi (2024-06-13). "Ciryl Gane defeats Alexander Volkov via unanimous decision, says he's 'ready' for shot at heavyweight belt". espn.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ Drake Riggs (2024-08-19). "Morning Report: Coach targets Dricus du Plessis vs. Alex Pereira title fight in December: 'We'll go up' - Fight Announcements". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
