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Shara ‘Bullet’ Magomedov’s Return Set For UFC 308 In Abu Dhabi

The surging Sharabutdin Magomedov has his next assignment in the calendar, and it comes on a major card. Unbeaten in three UFC fights to date, Magomedov (14-0) has only grown his prominence since arriving on mixed martial arts’ biggest stage in October 2023. After a debut win over Bruno Silva, the Dagestani reeled off victories […]

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The surging Sharabutdin Magomedov has his next assignment in the calendar, and it comes on a major card.

Unbeaten in three UFC fights to date, Magomedov (14-0) has only grown his prominence since arriving on mixed martial arts’ biggest stage in October 2023. After a debut win over Bruno Silva, the Dagestani reeled off victories over Antonio Trócoli and Micha? Oleksiejczuk this past summer.

And Magomedov’s work for 2024 is not complete yet. After emerging victorious in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi thus far into his Octagon tenure, “Bullet” is once again set to make the walk in the Middle East.

The promotion announced this week that Magomedov will share the cage with Armen Petrosyan (9-3) as part of the stacked UFC 308 lineup in Abu Dhabi on October 26.

Magomedov Targets Fourth Straight UFC Win At Petrosyan’s Expense

When he makes the walk at Etihad Arena, Magomedov will look to keep his undefeated professional and UFC records intact.

The latest man tasked with blemishing the Russian’s slate is Petrosyan, a Muay Thai specialist who has experienced a mixed bag of things in the UFC to date. After earning a contract with a brutal head kick knockout on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2021, the Armenian announced his arrival by outpointing the highly regarded Gregory Rodrigues.

“Superman” has since gone 2-2, losing out to current top-five contender Caio Borralho and most recently Rodolfo Vieira, with consecutive decision wins over AJ Dobson and Christian Leroy Duncan sandwiched between those setbacks.

He’ll now look to secure what would go down as his biggest win to date at the expense of a name touted by some to quickly rise the ranks at 185 pounds.

With this addition, the current fights expected to take place at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 26 are as follows:

Ilia Topuria (C) vs. Max Holloway (featherweight championship main event)
Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev (middleweight co-main event)
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Raki? (light heavyweight)
Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige (featherweight)
Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov (heavyweight)
Geoff Neal vs. Rafael dos Anjos (welterweight)
Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan (middleweight)
Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nursulton Ruziboev (welterweight)
Mateusz R?becki vs. Myktybek Orolbai (lightweight)
Marcos Rogério de Lima vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (heavyweight)
Abus Magomedov vs. Brunno Ferreira (middleweight)
Ibo Aslan vs. Raffael Cerqueira (light heavyweight)

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Coach On Sean O’Malley Not Defending Title Against Umar Nurmagomedov: “If ‘Suga’ Just Faceplants Merab & Drops A ‘Hendo’ Bomb…”

Following his win over Cory Sandhagen at the start of August, Umar Nurmagomedov would appear to be the next in line to challenge for the bantamweight title. Sean O’Malley will be defending the belt against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306 while Nurmagomedov watches on to see how it plays out. The only thing that could […]

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Following his win over Cory Sandhagen at the start of August, Umar Nurmagomedov would appear to be the next in line to challenge for the bantamweight title.

Sean O’Malley will be defending the belt against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306 while Nurmagomedov watches on to see how it plays out.

@UNmgdv don’t lose round in the gym against even Welterweight don’t get taken down by anyone and he submit everyone whoever win next week Umar smash everybody Inshallah

— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) September 2, 2024

The only thing that could potentially stop the undefeated contender from getting his shot is if there is the potential to put on a massive fight between UFC champions.

O’Malley has spoken in the past about wanting to challenge himself at featherweight and though Dvalishvili presents a very serious threat, “Suga” has big plans.

The current champion has spoken about wanting to face Nurmagomedov but a super fight against the winner of the featherweight title fight at UFC 308 could be a now-or-never opportunity for O’Malley and the promotion.

Tim Welch Says Super Fight Could Be Next For Sean O’Malley Under The Right Circumstances

In a recent interview with James Lynch for Bodog Canada, O’Malley’s head coach Tim Welch gave his thoughts on Nurmagomedov being the next contender.

Welch believes that taking on the cousin of the great Khabib Nurmagomedov will be their next challenge unless the main events of UFC 306 and UFC 308 end in emphatic fashion.

He thinks that the UFC could strike while the iron is hot if both O’Malley and either Ilia Topuria or Max Holloway is able to put in a statement performance before going on to face each other, leaving Nurmagomedov to wait a bit longer for his chance.

Welch referenced Dan Henderson’s iconic knockout of Michael Bisping at UFC 100 to make the case for this fight being put together if there is enough buzz.

“I think we’ll see how it goes and if Ilia, maybe if Max knocks out Ilia or Ilia knocks out Max cold and then ‘Suga’ just face plants Merab and drops a ‘Hendo’ bomb on him at the end and it’s just spectacular knock outs, I don’t think Dana and those guys would be opposed to make a super fight.”

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Aljamain Sterling discusses Max Holloway’s strategy against Topuria: ‘Fatigue could be key’

Former undisputed bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling has claimed “fatigue” could be an interesting factor ahead of October’s featherweight title…

Former undisputed bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling has claimed “fatigue” could be an interesting factor ahead of October’s featherweight title fight at UFC 308 between Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway — as he gears up for his own future title hopes.

Sterling, a former dominant undisputed bantamweight champion, and the current number eight ranked featherweight contender, is slated to return at UFC 307 at the beginning of the month, taking on surging Russian challenger, Movsar Evloev in a potential title-eliminator in Salt Lake City, Utah.

And making his featherweight divisional bow at UFC 300 back in April, Uniondale native, Sterling took home a dominant shutout unanimous decision win over perennial contender, Calvin Kattar, nullifying his striking prowess with an impressive, wrestling and grappling-heavy approach.

Aljamain Sterling deserves immediate title rematch UFC he's the champ Daniel Cormier — Mandatory Credit: Cooper Neil – Zuffa LLC

Aljamain Sterling claims Max Holloway is interesting test for Ilia Topuria

And sharing his thoughts on the October bantamweight title fight between Topuria and Holloway, Serra-Longo MMA staple, Sterling has claimed fatigue could be an interesting factor to keep an eye on ahead of the UFC 308 pairing.

“If Max (Holloway) could stay on his bike and touch him (Ilia) Topuria from the outside, it would be very interesting to see what happens in the later rounds,” Aljamain Sterling said on his YouTube channel. “We haven’t seen Topuria exhausted or tired yet. In round five with Josh Emmett, he was in the driver’s seat the whole time, but what happens if you could set a little fatigue in him?”

“Him having some failed takedown attempts, or even if he gets the takedowns and Max can get back up, it makes the fight very interesting where he starts to use up a lot more energy than expected,” Aljamain Sterling explained. “He’s always in your face with those spinning back-kicks. If Max gets back to the old-school Max, it’s a very intriguing fight.”

Aljamain Sterling discusses Max Holloway’s strategy against Topuria: ‘Fatigue could be key’

Former undisputed bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling has claimed “fatigue” could be an interesting factor ahead of October’s featherweight title…

Aljamain Sterling claims Max Holloway is interesting test for Ilia Topuria

Khamzat Chimaev’s Former ‘Main Sparring Partner’ Caio Borralho Warns Robert Whittaker: ‘I Didn’t See Any Other Guy In My Life…’

Khamzat Chimaev is set to return to action at UFC 308 where his fight with former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has been rescheduled for the co-main event. Despite the fact that he debuted in the UFC four years ago, it still feels like there are so many unanswered questions surrounding the undefeated contender. Chimaev has […]

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Khamzat Chimaev is set to return to action at UFC 308 where his fight with former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has been rescheduled for the co-main event.

Despite the fact that he debuted in the UFC four years ago, it still feels like there are so many unanswered questions surrounding the undefeated contender.

Chimaev has an element of mystery and myth that still surrounds him, largely thanks to the stories you will hear from the fighters that have trained alongside him.

One of those athletes is the #5-ranked middleweight Caio Borralho who got some work in with Chimaev two years ago.

Caio Borralho Reflects On Experience Training With Khamzat Chimaev In Sweden

Borralho had two main takeaways from the time that he spent training with Chimaev in the past, as he detailed in a recent interview with Submission Radio.

His first major talking point was about the level of wrestling that his fellow middleweight contender brings to the table and how Whittaker will need to be working with the right training partners in order to prepare himself for this.

“I already training with him, spent some time in Sweden with him for his training camp against Nate Diaz, the fight that never happened. I was there training with him every day, was my main sparring partner for this camp and I think it’s a very tough fight for Whittaker ‘cuz Khamzat has very great wrestling and there’s one thing about Khamzat that people don’t realize too much. They don’t know what kind of level to expect from him. Like they know by seeing but when feel it, think it’s a little bit different. This kind of level of wrestling, of grappling, I think the best wrestler in the division is Khamzat and we saw how he dominated Kamaru Usman, that’s a great, great wrestler.”

Along with his wrestling pedigree, the other major characteristic of Chimaev’s approach to MMA has been his intense work ethic.

Borralho gave some insight into this by detailing one particular session where “Borz” continued to work after completing the sparring session for the day.

“He trains a lot, like I didn’t see any other guy in my life that trains as much as he trains. Maybe that’s why sometimes he like kills his body and doesn’t make it to the fight but definitely a guy that over train everyone in the room. There was a time that we did like five rounds sparring and after sparring, he did like three or four rounds of pads and then after that, he did like a 30-minute run and I was like, ‘What the f*** is this guy doing?’”

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Alexander Volkanovski plans to wait for title fight after UFC 308: ‘I’m sure I’ll be fine’

Amid links to a lightweight return off the back of his stunning featherweight title fight loss to the incumbent,…

Amid links to a lightweight return off the back of his stunning featherweight title fight loss to the incumbent, Ilia Topuria at UFC 298 earlier this year, former pound-for-pound number one, Alexander Volkanovski has revealed plans to now await the victor for the Georgian’s fight with former three-time foe, Max Holloway at UFC 308 in October.

Volkanovski, a former undisputed featherweight champion and the current number one ranked divisional contender, has been out of action since he headlined UFC 298 back in February, suffering a second round knockout defeat to the unbeaten, Ilia Topuria in Anaheim, California.

The defeat came as New South Wales native, Volkanovski’s first at the featherweight limit — having also suffered a prior first round high-kick knockout defeat to current lightweight kingpin, Islam Makhachev back in October of last year at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Alexander Volkanovski plans to land featherweight title fight next

However, amid links to a potential move to the lightweight limit and title-eliminator fight against former 155lbs gold holder, Charles Oliveira, Volkanovski has now confirmed he plans to remain at featherweight, with the hope of landing himself an immediate title re-run in his return to the Octagon.

Ilia Topuria denies truning down rematch with Alexander Volkanovski in Australia the UFC never offered it — Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez – USA TODAY Sports

“Yeah, for sure (a featherweight title fight next), that’s exactly what’s happening,” Alexander Volkanovski told Sky Sports New Zealand during a recent interview. “I can wait or if I don’t want to wait I can do something else. Or just wait and the UFC has made it clear and obviously that’s probably what I’m gonna do.”

“I could’ve maybe done a lightweight fight, I think there’s a lot of exciting fights there, but the UFC aren’t big fans of floating [between divisions], they’d go, ‘Look, you wanna go to lightweight, you’re gonna have to stay there.’” Alexander Volkanovski explained. “And then I might lose that featherweight title shot. It’s only a couple of months (wait), I’m sure I’ll be fine.”