Afternoon MMA is good for the soul.
UFC 308 took place on Octobe🍰r 26 from Abu Dhabi, and the time difference caused those stateside to get a much earlier show than they are used to.
Ilia Topuria continued to etch his names in the MMA history books. Not only did he remain undefeated, but knocked 𝔍out one of the greatest featherweights of all time in Max Hollow🅰ay. Midway through the third, Topuria landed a filthy punch to put out Holloway and successfully
THIS ANGLE OF ILIA TOꦗPURIA’s KNOCKOUT IS INSANE!!
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS)
Also on the main card, Khamzat Chimaev seems to have anchored down a potential title shot, with a quick s𝓀ubmission win over former champ Robert Whittaker. Magomed Ankalaev is likely in the same boat with this unanimous decision victory over Aleksander Rakic. This leaves Ankalaev unbeaten in 13 UFC fights, includ๊ing a split draw when he competed for the UFC Light Heavyweight Title at UFC 282 in December 2022.
Lerone Murphy defeated Dan Ige, and Shara Magomedov beat Armen Petrosyan to☂ keep both men undefeated,,
That migh🎐t be it for Dos Anjos. It's impres𓄧sive he had the type of career he did after his ankle injury
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA)
Notable fights on the prelims included Mateusz Rebeck winning a war over Myktybek Orolbai via split decision. Former UFC Lightweight Champion sustained a knee injury, and lost his third straight fight to Geo🐠ff Neal, dropping him to 4-8 since 2018. Chris Barnett also seemed to injure himself jumping in the cage on introductions and was TKO'd in the first round by Kennedy Nzechukwu.
This𝐆 is why you don't do goofy shiไt like this in any spoty
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA)
Full results are below.
Main Card
- UFC Featherweight Championship: Ilia Topuria def. Max Holloway via KO (punches) – Round 3, 1:34 – to defend featherweight title
- Khamzat Chimaev def. Robert Whittaker via submission (face crank) – Round 1, 3:34
- Magomed Ankalaev def. Aleksandar Rakic via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Lerone Murphy def. Dan Ige via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Shara Magomedov def. Armen Petrosyan via TKO (spinning back fist) – Round 2, 4:52
Prelims
- Ibo Aslan def. Rafael Cerqueira via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:51
- Geoff Neal def. Rafael dos Anjos via TKO (knee injury) – Round 1, 1:40
- Mateusz Rebecki def. Myktybek Orolbai via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Abus Magomedov def. Brunno Ferreira via submission (arm triangle) – Round 3, 3:14
- Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Chris Barnett via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:27
- Farid Basharat def. Victor Hugo via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Ismail Naurdiev def. Bruno Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Carlos Leal via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
