The UFC 308 pay-per-view fight cards is fast approaching. Crackstreams, Buffstreams, The ESPN+ streaming PPV card takes place Saturday, October 26, from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates In the headlining scrap, UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria faces former UFC 145-pound titleholder Max Holloway.
The UFC featherweight championship between current champion Ilya Topuria and former champion Max Holloway set to the UFC 308 main event.
Topuria (15-0), a former Cage Warriors champion, joined the UFC in 2020 with a 9-0 record. It did not take him long to make a name for himself. He was ranked No. 14 in the featherweight division after three UFC bouts at 145 pounds and one contest in the 155-pound division. Three of those scraps ended with Topuria winning via knockout.
In his first fight as a ranked featherweight, Topuria dispatched Bryce Mitchell via submission in the second round, earning his first “Performance of the Night” bonus and moving ranking No. 9
Holloway (26-7) has been with the UFC fight since 2012. If there’s one statistic the UFC tracks, chances are Holloway is among the leaders. He holds UFC featherweight records for wins (20), finishes (11), knockouts (nine), winning streak (13 straight), fight night bonuses (10), total fight time (6:47:23), significant strikes landed. . (2,892), and total strikeouts (3,096).
Holloway’s run as UFC featherweight champ began in June 2017 when he knocked out Jose Aldo. Max Holloway entered that contest as the interim champion, a belt he won in December 2016 by knocking out Anthony Pettis. He defended his title against Brian Ortega (TKO), Aldo (TKO) and Frankie Edgar (decision). He also attempted to win the interim UFC lightweight belt during that run, but fell short by decision to Dustin Poirier.
Max Holloway’s championship run ended in December 2019 when Volkanovski beat him by decision. Volkanovski retained the title in an immediate rematch.
Max Holloway is the No. 2 fighter in the official UFC featherweight rankings, where he trails Alexander Volkanovski.
In the co-main event of the next fight card on the UFC schedule, former UFC middleweight champion Whittaker faces Chimaev. Also UFC 308 fight card is a possible UFC light heavyweight title eliminator as Aleksandar and Magomed Ankalaev meet in a 205-pound contest on the PPV portion.
When is UFC 308?
UFC 308 will take place on Saturday, October 26, at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi’s in the United Arab Emirates. The prelims are set to commence at 10:30 am ET. The pay-per-view main card portion will start at 2 pm ET / 11 am PT. The octagon walks for the main event, Holloway vs Topuria, are expected to take place at approximately 4:30 pm ET / 1:30 pm PT.
How to watch the UFC 308 fights
The UFC 308 card will air live on TNT Sports Box Office in the UK at a cost of £19.99, with the broadcaster’s app and website also streaming the fights. Discovery+ will also air the action in the UK. In the US, ESPN+ will stream the event live, as will the UFC’s Fight Pass.
UFC 308 Fight Card
UFC 308 Main Card
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
UFC 308 Preliminary Card
Geoff Neal vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Mateusz Rebecki vs. Myktybek Orolbai
Farid Basharat vs. Victor Hugo
Ismail Naurdiev vs. Bruno Silva
Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
Ibo Aslan vs. Raffael Cerqueira
Said Nurmagomedov vs. Daniel Santos
Abus Magomedov vs. Brunno Ferreira
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Chris Barnett