UFC 308

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UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
A poster or logo for UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date October 26, 2024 (2024-10-26)
Venue Etihad Arena
City Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 26, 2024, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[1]

Background

The event marked 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 headlined the event.[2][3] Diego Lopes served 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 took 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, Lima withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Justin Tafa.[12] Subsequently, Tafa withdrew from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Chris Barnett.[13]

A welterweight bout between Rinat Fakhretdinov and Nursulton Ruziboev was scheduled for this event.[14] However, Ruziboev withdrew from the fight due to an injury and was replaced by former LFA Welterweight Champion and promotional newcomer Carlos Leal.[15]

A bantamweight bout between Said Nurmagomedov and Daniel Santos was scheduled for this event.[16] However, one week before the event, Santos withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and the bout was subsequently cancelled.[17][18]

At the weigh-ins, a lightweight bout between Mateusz Rębecki and Myktybek Orolbai was changed to a 160 pounds catchweight bout.[19] In addition, at the weigh-ins, the originally contracted bantamweight bout between Farid Basharat and Victor Hugo was changed to a featherweight bout after Hugo weighed in at 145.5 pounds, 9.5 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit; although Basharat weighed in at 137 pounds, he agreed to allow the fight to take place at featherweight.[20]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Ilia Topuria (c) def. Max Holloway KO (punches) 3 1:34 [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Khamzat Chimaev def. Robert Whittaker Submission (face crank) 1 3:34
Light Heavyweight Magomed Ankalaev def. Aleksandar Rakić Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Lerone Murphy def. Dan Ige Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Sharabutdin Magomedov def. Armen Petrosyan KO (spinning backfists) 2 4:52
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight Ibo Aslan def. Raffael Cerqueira TKO (punches) 1 0:51
Welterweight Geoff Neal def. Rafael dos Anjos TKO (knee injury) 1 1:30
Catchweight (160 lb) Mateusz Rębecki def. Myktybek Orolbai Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Abusupiyan Magomedov def. Brunno Ferreira Submission (arm-triangle choke) 3 3:14
Heavyweight Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Chris Barnett TKO (knee to the body and punches) 1 4:27
Featherweight Farid Basharat def. Victor Hugo Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Ismail Naurdiev def. Bruno Silva Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Carlos Leal Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[22]

  • Fight of the Night: Mateusz Rębecki vs. Myktybek Orolbai
  • Performance of the Night: Ilia Topuria, Khamzat Chimaev and Sharabutdin Magomedov

See also

References

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