Exciting Matchup Ahead: Ilia Topuria Set to Face Legend in October
The official fight poster for UFC 308 has been unveiled, with the event scheduled to take place on Oct. 26 in Abu Dhabi. The main event will feature Topuria defending his featherweight title against “BMF” champion Max Holloway.
Check out the poster below:
The official #UFC308 poster has been released!
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Topuria claimed the 145-pound title with a spectacular knockout of Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 in February. Since then, his popularity has soared in both Spain and Georgia.
Holloway, a former featherweight champion, secured the BMF belt at UFC 300 by defeating Justin Gaethje. He is on a three-fight win streak and is now set to challenge Topuria for the featherweight title.
In the co-main event of UFC 308, Robert Whittaker will face the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev. Whittaker is looking to earn another title shot, while Chimaev aims to establish himself as the top contender in the division.
Here is the lineup for UFC 308:
- Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway
- Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev
- Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov
- Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakic
- Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige
- Geoff Neal vs. Rafael dos Anjos
- Myktybek Orolbai vs. Mateusz Rebecki
- Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Justin Tafa
- Farid Basharat vs. Victor Hugo
- Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
- Ibo Aslan vs. Raffael Cerqueira
- Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan
- Abus Magomedov vs. Brunno Ferreira
- Said Nurmagomedov vs. Daniel Santos