Newly-crowned featherweight champion Ilia Topuria will make his first 145-pound title defense against one of the greatest fighters in the history of MMA as former featherweight kingpin Max Holloway charges “El Matador” in the UFC 308 pay-per-view (PPV) main event this Sat. night on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi!
Event: UFC 308: “Topuria vs. Holloway”
Date: Sat., Oct. 26, 2024
Location: Etihad Arena on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Start times: ESPN+ PPV, ESPN, ESPN+ (10 a.m. ET Prelims | 2 p.m. ET Main Card)
UFC 308 Main Event On ESPN+ PPV:
145 lbs.: UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway
UFC 308 Main Card on ESPN+ PPV (2 p.m. ET):
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 Prelims Card on ESPN/ESPN+ (10 a.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Geoff Neal vs. Rafael dos Anjos
155 lbs.: Myktybek Orolbai vs. Mateusz R?becki
185 lbs.: Abus Magomedov vs. Brunno Ferreira135 lbs.: Said Nurmagomedov vs. Daniel Santos — CANCELED (details here)
265 lbs.: Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Chris Barnett
145 lbs.: Farid Basharat vs. Victor Hugo — Changed Divisions (details here)
170 lbs.: Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Carlos Leal
205 lbs.: Ibo Aslan vs. Raffael Cerqueira
185 lbs.: Ismail Naurdiev vs. Bruno Silva
*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change.*
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