Ilia Topuria faces off with a legend this October.
The official struggle poster has been launched for UFC 308, which takes place Oct. 26 in Abu Dhabi. In the principle occasion, Topuria places his featherweight title on the road for the primary time when he defends in opposition to “BMF” champion Max Holloway.
See the poster beneath.
The undefeated Topuria gained the 145-pound title with a thudding knockout of Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 this previous February. He grew to become the primary fighter to defeat Volkanovski in a featherweight bout and his profile has continued to soar in his twin houses of Spain and Georgia.
Holloway, a former featherweight titleholder, added the BMF belt to his assortment at UFC 300 after flattening fellow fan favourite Justin Gaethje. He has gained three straight fights since shedding a trilogy bout to Volkanovski.
Within the UFC 308 co-main occasion, former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker takes on the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev. Whittaker goals for an additional shot at gold, whereas Chimaev appears to cement himself because the No. 1 contender regardless of preventing simply 4 instances up to now three years.
See the UFC 308 lineup beneath.
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