UFC 308 gets another shot in the arm after exciting Sharabutdin Magomedov bout gets added to fight card
UFC recently announced multiple fights for their upcoming UFC 308 card to build more anticipation among fight fans. Among the three new fights announced by the promotion, arguably the most exciting one features rising middleweight contender Sharabutdin Magomedov.
'Shara Bullet' is currently undefeated in his professional career with a 14-0 record. He has won all three of his UFC fights and will now take on Armen Petrosyan at UFC 308, which will take place on Oct. 26 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Apart from that, a light heavyweight clash between Ibo Aslan and Raffael Cerqueira will also take place on the Abu Dhabi card.
A lightweight showdown between Myktybek Orolbai and Mateusz Rebecki will also grace the UFC 308 card on October 26.
Fight card for UFC 308
UFC 308 will be headlined by a highly anticipated showdown between Max Holloway and Ilia Topuria for the featherweight throne.
Topuria is currently undefeated with an impressive 15-0 record. During his UFC run, 'El Matador' has defeated the likes of Bryce Mitchell, Josh Emmett and Alexander Volkanovski.
Holloway, on the other hand, is on a three-fight win streak and is coming off an instant-classic knockout win over Justin Gaethje at UFC 300.
So, it will be interesting to see how the featherweight clash will unfold come Oct. 26.
The card will also feature a middleweight banger between Khamzat Chmaev and former champion Robert Whittaker.
Apart from that, the card will feature prominent fighters like Ciryl Gane, Alexander Volkov, Magomed Ankalaev, Aleksandar Rakic, Lerone Murphy, Dan Ige, Geoff Neal and Rafael dos Anjos.
Below is a list of fights announced for the Abu Dhabi card on October 26:
Main event: Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway - UFC featherweight championship
Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov - heavyweight
Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev - middleweight
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakic - light heavyweight
Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige - featherweight
Geoff Neal vs. Rafael dos Anjos - welterweight
Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu - heavyweight
Abud Magomedov vs. Brunno Ferreira - middleweight
Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nursulton Ruziboev - welterweight
Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan - middleweight
Ibo Aslan vs. Raffael Cerqueira - light heavyweight
Myktybek Orolbai vs. Mateusz Rebecki - lightweight