The UFC and BMF champions will collide when the octagon returns to Abu Dhabi on Oct. 26.
The company officially announced the UFC 308 main card during Saturday’s UFC 307 broadcast, with 145-pound titleholder Ilia Topuria defending his throne for the first time since stopping Alexander Volkanovski. He faces Max Holloway, a former featherweight king who recently claimed the BMF belt with a epic knockout over Justin Gaethje at lightweight.
The co-main event will feature Robert Whittaker battling undefeated Khamzat Chimaev in a pivotal middleweight contest. Chimaev hasn’t competed since scoring a majority decision over Kamaru Usman in October of 2023, while Whittaker walked through Ikram Aliskerov this past June, obliterating the man that stepped in a replacement for Chimaev in Abu Dhabi.
Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan will open the UFC 308 main card, followed by Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakic in a contest that could define the next contender for UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. The third bout on the list is Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige.
Below is the full fight card and bout lineup for UFC 308.
Main card, 2 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV
Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway
Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev
Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan
Preliminary Card, 10 a.m. ET, ESPN+
Geoff Neal vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Mateusz Rebecki vs. Myktybek Orolbai
Said Nurmagomedov vs. Daniel Santos
Abus Magomedov vs. Brunno Ferreira
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Justin Tafa
Farid Basharat vs. Victor Hugo
Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
Ibo Aslan vs. Raffael Cerqueira