UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway Fight Card, Date, Time, Location
UFC 308 PPV event is scheduled for October 26, 2024, at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The event will feature UFC Featherweight Championship bout between Ilja Topuria and Max Holloway in the main event. The event will start 10 AM ET while the main card is slated to start at 2 PM ET on ESPN+ streaming in United States.
FIGHT CARD
PRELIMS
#Fight 1: Ibo Aslan vs Raffael Cerqueira – Light Heavyweight Bout
#Fight 2: Rinat Fakhretdinov vs Nursulton Ruziboev – Welterweight Bout
#Fight 3: Justin Tafa vs Kennedy Nzechukwu – Heavyweight Bout
#Fight 4: Abus Magomedov vs Brunno Ferreira – Middleweight Bout
#Fight 5: Mateusz Rebecki vs Mytybek Orolbai – Lightweight Bout
#Fight 6: Geoff Neal vs Rafael Dos Anjos – Welterweight Bout
#Fight 7: Lerone Murphy vs Dan Ige – Featherweight Bout
MAIN CARD
#Fight 8: Shara Magomedov vs Armen Petrosyan – Middleweight Bout
#Fight 9: Magomed Ankalaev vs Aleksandar Rakic – Light Heavyweight Bout
#Fight 10: Ciryl Gane vs Alexander Volkov – Heavyweight Bout
#Fight 11: Robert Whittaker vs Khamzat Chimaev – Middleweight Bout
#Fight 12: Main Event: Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway – Featherweight Championship Bout
REPORTED FIGHTS
- Farid Basharat vs Victor Hugo – Bantamweight Bout(Frist Reported Ag.Fight on September 02)
- Bruno Silva vs Ismail Naurdiev – Middleweight Bout(Frist Reported Ag.Fight on September 03)
CANCELED BOUT
- Marcos Rogério de Lima vs Kennedy Nzechukwu(Rogério de Lima pulled out due to unknown reason)
NOTES
UFC has been holding at least one numbered/PPV event since 2019 in Abu Dhabi as per their partnership with UAE government. UFC 308 is also an event under the same partnership.
UFC Featherweight Champion Ilja Topuria would defend his title against Max Holloway in the main event of this show.
Khamzat Chimaev and Robert Whittaker were slated to headline UFC Saudi Arabia Fight Night in June 2024. However, Chimaev was hospitalized due to illness and had to pull out of the bout. The match was then rebooked as a 5-round co-main event for this event.
Heavyweight Fighters Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov would clash in a rematch at the event. They earlier clashed to headline Fight Night in June 2021 where Gane beat Volkov via unanimous decision.
Marcos Rogério de Lima and Kennedy Nzechukwu were set for a heavyweight bout for this event. Later, de Lima withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons. Justin Tafa came in as replacement to face Nzechukwu.