Winners And Losers From Topuria Vs. Holloway Card

The UFC is at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi for tonight’s UFC 308 pay-per-view fight card. UFC 308 features a title fights at the top of the card. In the main event, UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria faces former UFC 145-pound champion Max Holloway. Meanwhile in the co-main event, ex-UFC middleweight titleholder Robert Whittaker meets Khamzat Chimaev in what could be a 185-pound title eliminator. Another possible title eliminator is also on the PPV portion of the fight card as Magomed Ankalaev matches up with Aleksandar Rakic at light heavyweight.

The main card for UFC 308 streams on ESPN+ PPV at 2:00 p.m. ET following prelims ESPN+ at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Topuria(15-0), a former Cage Warriors champion, joined the UFC in 2020 with a 9-0 record. He was ranked No. 14 at 145 pounds after three bouts with the promotion at featherweight and one contest in the lightweight division. Topuria won three of those contests by knockout.

In his first fight as a ranked featherweight, Topuria submitted Bryce Mitchell in the second round. He moved to No. 9 in the rankings after that victory.

A matchup with No. 5 ranked Josh Emmett followed. Topuria won that scrap by decision. Topuria then faced Alexander Volkanovski for the UFC featherweight title at UFC 298. Topuria entered that bout as the No. 3 ranked 145-pounder. He left the event as the UFC champion after knocking out Volkanovski in the second stanza.

Holloway (26-7) has been with the UFC since 2012. If there’s a stat that the UFC tracks, chances are Holloway is among the leaders. He holds the UFC featherweight record for wins (20), finishes (11), knockouts (nine), win streak (13 straight), fight night bonuses (10), total fight time (6:47:23), significant strikes landed (2,892), and total strikes landed (3,096).

Holloway’s run as UFC featherweight champ began in June 2017 when he knocked out Jose Aldo. Holloway entered that contest as the interim champ, a title he won by knocking out Anthony Pettis in December 2016. He defended his title against Aldo (TKO), Brian Ortega (TKO), and Frankie Edgar (decision). He also attempted to win the interim UFC lightweight belt during that run, but he fell short, losing a decision to Dustin Poirier.

Holloway’s championship run ended in December 2019 when Alexander Volkanovski beat him by decision. Volkanovski retained the title in a rematch.

Wins over Calvin Kattar and Yair Rodriguez earned Holloway another shot at Volkanovski and his title in July 2022, but the champ retained his belt with a decision victory.

Since that loss, Holloway has defeated Arnold Allen, the Korean Zombie, and Justin Gaethje. The Gaethje victory, an April lightweight fight in the running for 2024’s “Fight of the Year” and “Knockout of the Year,” earned Holloway the BMF title. Holloway has not competed since he picked up that highlight-reel KO.

Holloway is the No. 2 fighter in the official UFC featherweight rankings, where he trails Volkanovski.

Whittaker (26-7) is the No. 3 fighter in the official UFC middleweight rankings, while Chimaev (13-0) is the No. 12 fighter in the UFC’s 185-pound division. There is a chance the winner of Saturday’s middleweight co-main event could face the as yet unbooked fight between middleweight champ Dricus du Plessis and ex-champ Sean Strickland.

With Alex Pereira’s successful title defense over Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 307, the winner of the Ankalaev vs. Rakic fight could be next in line for a shot at Pereira’s belt. Ankalaev (18-1-1-1) is the No. 2 ranked UFC light heavyweight, while Rakic (14-4) is ranked at No. 5.

UFC 308 Winners

UFC 308 Losers

UFC 308 Fight Card

UFC 308 Pay-Per-View card

Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway

Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev

Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige

Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakic

Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan

UFC 308 Preliminary Card

Ibo Aslan vs. Raffael Cerqueira

Geoff Neal vs. Rafael dos Anjos

Mateusz Rebecki vs. Myktybek Orolbai

Abus Magomedov vs. Brunno Ferreira

Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Chris Barnett

Farid Basharat vs. Victor Hugo

Ismail Naurdiev vs. Bruno Silva

Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Carlos Leal

UFC 308 Fight Night Bonuses

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