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August 3, 2024 10:09 am ET
The featherweight championship will be on the line at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi.
After much anticipation, Ilia Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) finally has a date for his first title defense, which will come against fan favorite and BMF titleholder Max Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC) on the Oct. 26 card at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
UFC CEO Dana White announced the news on Saturday (via X):
BIG NEWS FROM THE BOSS MAN 🚨#UFC308 https://t.co/BRP1P9bdMx
— UFC (@ufc) August 3, 2024
More details on this announcement in a moment.
The latest UFC 308 lineup now includes:
- Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway – for featherweight title
- Khamzat Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker
- Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov
- Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
- Dan Ige vs. Lerone Murphy
- Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Marcos Rogerio
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