The UFC and BMF champions will collide when the octagon returns to Abu Dhabi on Oct. 26.
The corporate formally introduced the UFC 308 essential card throughout Saturday’s UFC 307 broadcast, with 145-pound titleholder Ilia Topuria defending his throne for the primary time since stopping Alexander Volkanovski. He faces Max Holloway, a former featherweight king who not too long ago claimed the BMF belt with a epic knockout over Justin Gaethje at light-weight.
The co-main occasion will function Robert Whittaker battling undefeated Khamzat Chimaev in a pivotal middleweight contest. Chimaev hasn’t competed since scoring a majority resolution over Kamaru Usman in October of 2023, whereas Whittaker walked by way of Ikram Aliskerov this previous June, obliterating the person that stepped in a substitute for Chimaev in Abu Dhabi.
Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan will open the UFC 308 essential card, adopted by Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakic in a contest that might outline the subsequent contender for UFC gentle heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. The third bout on the checklist is Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige.
Beneath is the total battle card and bout lineup for UFC 308.
Primary card, 2 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV
Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway
Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev
Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan
Preliminary Card, 10 a.m. ET, ESPN+
Geoff Neal vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Mateusz Rebecki vs. Myktybek Orolbai
Stated Nurmagomedov vs. Daniel Santos
Abus Magomedov vs. Brunno Ferreira
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Justin Tafa
Farid Basharat vs. Victor Hugo
Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
Ibo Aslan vs. Raffael Cerqueira
