UFC 308
| UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | ||||
| 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] Diego Lopes is expected to serve as backup and potential replacement for this fight.[4]
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.[5] They were previously expected to headline UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov last June, but Chimaev withdrew due to illness.[6]
A heavyweight rematch between former interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Ciryl Gane and former Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Alexander Volkov was expected to take place at the event.[7] The pairing previously headlined UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov in June 2021 which Gane won by unanimous decision.[8] However, the bout was moved to UFC 310 due to Volkov's knee injury.[9][10]
A heavyweight bout between Marcos Rogério de Lima and Kennedy Nzechukwu was scheduled for this event.[11] However, de Lima withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Justin Tafa.[12]
Fight card
[edit]| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Ilia Topuria (c) | vs. | Max Holloway | [a] | |||
| Middleweight | Robert Whittaker | vs. | Khamzat Chimaev | ||||
| Featherweight | Lerone Murphy | vs. | Dan Ige | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Magomed Ankalaev | vs. | Aleksandar Rakić | ||||
| Middleweight | Sharabutdin Magomedov | vs. | Armen Petrosyan | ||||
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Geoff Neal | vs. | Rafael dos Anjos | ||||
| Lightweight | Mateusz Rębecki | vs. | Myktybek Orolbai | ||||
| Bantamweight | Said Nurmagomedov | vs. | Daniel Santos | ||||
| Middleweight | Abusupiyan Magomedov | vs. | Brunno Ferreira | ||||
| Heavyweight | Kennedy Nzechukwu | vs. | Justin Tafa | ||||
| Bantamweight | Farid Basharat | vs. | Victor Hugo | ||||
| Welterweight | Rinat Fakhretdinov | vs. | Nursulton Ruziboev | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Ibo Aslan | vs. | Raffael Cerqueira | ||||
- ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
Announced bouts
[edit]- Middleweight bout: Bruno Silva vs. Ismail Naurdiev[14]
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.
- ^ Jed Meshew (2024-09-27). "Diego Lopes to serve as backup fighter for UFC 308 title fight between Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Staff (2024-09-22). "Report: Alexander Volkov injury pushes Ciryl Gane rematch from UFC 308 to UFC 310". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ Tristen Critchfield (2024-09-24). "Alexander Volkov Suffers Knee Injury, Withdraws from UFC 308 Rematch vs. Ciryl Gane". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ Sayan Nag (2024-08-03). "Marcos Rogerio de Lima to Face Kennedy Nzechukwu at UFC 308 on Oct. 26". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ Christopher Reive (2024-09-12). "UFC 308: Justin Tafa books UFC return against Kennedy Nzechukwu in Abu Dhabi". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ Diego Ribas (2024-09-04). "Nova chance! Bruno Blindado busca encerrar má fase no UFC em outubro" (in Spanish). agfight.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
