Can Max Holloway return to the top of the UFC’s featherweight division? The former champion faces Ilia Topuria for featherweight gold at UFC 308 on October 26. The fight and card airs on ESPN+ in the U.S.
Topuria has won four straight fight bonuses, earning his last one in a knockout win against Alexander Volkanovski to win the UFC featherweight title. The 27-year-old is slowly climbing up the pound-for-pound rankings and looks to become the next phenomenon at featherweight.
In Topuria’s way is the BMF Champion, Max Holloway. A lethal striker, Holloway has won three straight by using his boxing to dismantle the opposition. “Blessed” looks to hold featherweight gold for the first time since Volkanovski took it from him in 2019.
The co-main event will see former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker taking on Khamzat Chimaev in a five-round fight. The fight was originally for June, but Chimaev withdrew due to illness. Since being affected by COVID-19 in 2020, Chimaev has fought four times since 2021.
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Whittaker won the UFC middleweight title in 2017 but lost it against Israel Adesanya in 2019. Since then, he has gone 6-2 in his last eight fights and is on a two-fight win streak. “The Reaper” beat Ikram Aliskerov, Chimaev’s replacement, via first-round knockout.
Meanwhile, Magomed Anakalev is ready to finally secure his status as a light heavyweight contender, while former champion Rafael dos Anjos looks to return to his winning ways.
The Sporting News will provide results, analysis, and highlights from UFC 308.
UFC 308 results, highlights
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UFC 308 start time
- Date: Saturday, October 26
- Time: 2 p.m. ET (10 a.m. ET for prelims) | 11 a.m. PT | 7 p.m BST | 5 a.m. AEDT
- Main event start time (approx.): 5:30 p.m. ET | 2:30 p.m. PT | 10:30 p.m. BST | 8 a.m. AEDT
- Location: Etihad Arena – Abu Dhabi, UAE
The UFC 308 main card starts at 2 p.m. ET on October 26. The prelims start at 10 a.m. ET. The main event should begin around 5:30 p.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
Where to watch UFC 308
The prelims, starting at 10 a.m. ET will air on ESPN+ in the U.S. You can subscribe to ESPN+ for $11.99 on a monthly subscription and $119.99 on an annual subscription.
The UFC 308 main card is available via pay-per-view on ESPN+ . The PPV price for UFC 308 is $79.99 for current subscribers. New subscribers can pay a bundle price of $134.98 for the UFC 308 pay-per-view and an ESPN+ annual subscription, which offers savings of more than 30 percent.
In Australia, the UFC 308 main card is available via pay-per-view on Foxtel’s Main Event, which also requires a subscription. Alternatively, the event can be purchased through the streaming platform Kayo, with no subscription needed. The PPV price for UFC 308 is $59.95.
The prelims, starting at 1 a.m. AEDT (Sunday) will air on UFC Fight Pass and Kayo.
In the U.K., UFC 308 is available via TNT Sports (￡3.99/month or ￡39.99/year via discovery+).
UFC 308 results
Main Card
- Ilia Topuria (c) vs. Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight title
- Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev; Middleweights
- Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige; Featherweights
- Magomed Anakalev faces Aleksandar Rakic; Light Heavyweights
- Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan; Middleweights
Prelims
- Geoff Neal vs, Rafael dos Anjos; Welterweights
- Mateusz Rębecki vs. Myktybek Orolbai; Lightweights
- Abus Magomedov vs. Brunno Ferreira; Middleweights
- Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Chris Barnett; Heavyweights
- Farid Basharat vs. Victor Hugo; Bantamweights
- Ismail Naurdiev vs. Bruno Silva; Middleweights
- Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Carlos Leal; Light Heavyweights
- Ibo Aslan vs. Raffael Cerqueira; Light Heavyweights
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