UFC 308 PRESS CONFERENCE, COUNTDOWN SHOW, PREVIEW, BETTING ODDS & WEIGH-IN VIDEO
Special Start Times:
2 p.m. ET: ESPN+ PPV Main Card
10 a.m.: Prelims (ESPN+, @ESPNMMA YouTube & SiriusXM Fight Nation 156)
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway – BUY NOW
UFC PPV action returns this weekend from Abu Dhabi with UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway. The signature event, featuring a showdown for the UFC featherweight championship, will be live from Etihad Arena on Saturday, Oct. 26 at a special 2 p.m. ET start time, exclusively on ESPN+ PPV (English and Spanish). The Prelims will be available on ESPN+, @ESPNMMA YouTube and SiriusXM Fight Nation 156 starting at 10 a.m.
Main Event
Tactical strikers collide when champion Ilia Topuria goes head-to-head with No. 2 Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight title. Topuria (15-0), the UFC’s youngest current champion and the only one with an undefeated career record, comes off his title-winning KO over multi-year champion Alexander Volkanovski, looking to continue his reign in the new featherweight era. Holloway (26-7), the former featherweight champion who holds multiple division records and the overall UFC mark for most significant strikes landed (3,378), is also coming off his own show stopping BMF title victory featuring a last-second KO at UFC 300 aiming to regain his spot atop the division.
Co-Main Event
Two of the UFC middleweight division’s top contenders collide when No. 3 Robert Whittaker takes on No. 13 Khamzat Chimaev in a five-round, co-main event battle with significant title implications. Whittaker (27-7), the former middleweight champion and The Ultimate Fighter alum (2012) and head coach (2018), comes into Saturday with two consecutive wins this year, including a statement first round KO his last time out, looking to make his case for another shot at the title. Chimaev (13-0), a rising star with 11 career finishes in 13 fights, puts his undefeated record on the line as he makes his 2024 debut.
Additional PPV Card Highlights
1 light heavyweight contender Magomed Ankalaev (19-1-1) puts his 12-fight unbeaten streak on the line against No. 5 Aleksandar Rakić (14-4) in a top five fight with potential title implications.
Undefeated No. 12 featherweight Lerone Murphy (14-0-1) takes on Dana White’s Contender Series alum, No. 14 Dan Ige (18-8), in Ige’s first fight since his impressive performance at UFC 303 on a few hours’ notice.
The undefeated Shara Magomedov (14-0) makes his fourth Octagon appearance in a middleweight bout against Dana White’s Contender Series alum Armen Petrosyan (9-3) to open the ESPN+ PPV main card.
UFC 308 has an early start time of 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT for the prelims and 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT for the pay-per-view main card. It will air in its entirety on ESPN+.
UFC 308 Weigh-in Results:
Main Card:
Ilia Topuria (145) vs. Max Holloway (145)
Khamzat Chimaev (186) vs. Robert Whittaker (185.5)
Magomed Ankalaev (204.5) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (206)
Dan Ige (146) vs. Lerone Murphy (145.5)
Sharabutdin Magomedov (185) vs. Armen Petrosyan (186)
Prelims :
Ibo Aslan (205) vs. Raffael Cerqueira (203)
Rafael dos Anjos (171) vs. Geoff Neal (171)
Myktybek Orolbai (159) vs. Mateusz Rebecki (160)
Brunno Ferreira (185.5) vs. Abusupiyan Magomedov (185)
Chris Barnett (264) vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (241)
Farid Basharat (137) vs. Victor Hugo (145.5)
Ismail Naurdiev (185) vs. Bruno Silva (186)
Rinat Fakhretdinov (171) vs. Carlos Leal Miranda (169.5)
UFC 308 Average Betting Odds:
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