UFC 308, held at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on October 26, 2024, delivered a thrilling night of fights, headlined by a featherweight title showdown between Ilia Topuria and former champion Max Holloway. This event marked the UFC‘s 20th trip to Abu Dhabi and brought fans an action-packed card featuring some of the sport’s biggest names.
Main Card Results
- Featherweight Title Bout: Ilia Topuria (c) def. Max Holloway via KO (punches) – Round 3, 1:34
Topuria successfully defended his featherweight title with a powerful knockout. - Middleweight: Khamzat Chimaev def. Robert Whittaker via submission (face crank) – Round 1, 3:34
Chimaev secured a quick submission win over the former middleweight champion. - Light Heavyweight: Magomed Ankalaev def. Aleksandar Rakić via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Ankalaev edged out Rakić in a close contest. - Featherweight: Lerone Murphy def. Dan Ige via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Murphy took the decision over Ige after three rounds. - Middleweight: Sharabutdin Magomedov def. Armen Petrosyan via KO (spinning backfist) – Round 2, 4:52
Magomedov delivered a highlight-reel knockout with a spinning backfist.
Preliminary Card Results
- Light Heavyweight: Ibo Aslan def. Raffael Cerqueira via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:51
Aslan made quick work of Cerqueira with a first-round TKO. - Welterweight: Geoff Neal def. Rafael dos Anjos via TKO (knee injury) – Round 1, 1:30
Neal secured the win after dos Anjos suffered a knee injury. - Catchweight (160 lb): Mateusz Rębecki def. Myktybek Orolbai via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)
Rębecki narrowly defeated Orolbai in a back-and-forth battle. - Middleweight: Abusupiyan Magomedov def. Brunno Ferreira via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 3, 3:14
Magomedov finished Ferreira with an arm-triangle choke. - Heavyweight: Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Chris Barnett via TKO (knee to the body and punches) – Round 1, 4:27
Nzechukwu stopped Barnett with a knee to the body and follow-up punches. - Featherweight: Farid Basharat def. Victor Hugo via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
Basharat earned the unanimous decision over Hugo. - Middleweight: Ismail Naurdiev def. Bruno Silva via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
Naurdiev displayed dominance throughout three rounds. - Welterweight: Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Carlos Leal via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
Fakhretdinov outpointed Leal in a competitive bout.
Bonus Awards
- Fight of the Night: Mateusz Rębecki vs. Myktybek Orolbai
- Performance of the Night: Ilia Topuria, Khamzat Chimaev, and Sharabutdin Magomedov
The fighters awarded Performance of the Night delivered standout performances, while Rębecki and Orolbai earned Fight of the Night honours for their thrilling bout.
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