Special Start Times:

2 p.m. ET: ESPN+ PPV Main Card

10 a.m.: Prelims (ESPN+, @ESPNMMA YouTube & SiriusXM Fight Nation 156)

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway – BUY NOW

UFC PPV action returns this weekend from Abu Dhabi with UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway. The signature event, featuring a showdown for the UFC featherweight championship, will be live from Etihad Arena on Saturday, Oct. 26 at a special 2 p.m. ET start time, exclusively on ESPN+ PPV (English and Spanish). The Prelims will be available on ESPN+, @ESPNMMA YouTube and SiriusXM Fight Nation 156 starting at 10 a.m.

Main Event

• Tactical strikers collide when champion Ilia Topuria goes head-to-head with No. 2 Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight title. Topuria (15-0), the UFC’s youngest current champion and the only one with an undefeated career record, comes off his title-winning KO over multi-year champion Alexander Volkanovski, looking to continue his reign in the new featherweight era. Holloway (26-7), the former featherweight champion who holds multiple division records and the overall UFC mark for most significant strikes landed (3,378), is also coming off his own showstopping BMF title victory featuring a last-second KO at UFC 300 aiming to regain his spot atop the division.

Co-Main Event

• Two of the UFC middleweight division’s top contenders collide when No. 3 Robert Whittaker takes on No. 13 Khamzat Chimaev in a five-round, co-main event battle with significant title implications. Whittaker (27-7), the former middleweight champion and The Ultimate Fighter alum (2012) and head coach (2018), comes into Saturday with two consecutive wins this year, including a statement first round KO his last time out, looking to make his case for another shot at the title. Chimaev (13-0), a rising star with 11 career finishes in 13 fights, puts his undefeated record on the line as he makes his 2024 debut.

Additional PPV Card Highlights

• 1 light heavyweight contender Magomed Ankalaev (19-1-1) puts his 12-fight unbeaten streak on the line against No. 5 Aleksandar Rakić (14-4) in a top five fight with potential title implications.
• Undefeated No. 12 featherweight Lerone Murphy (14-0-1) takes on Dana White’s Contender Series alum, No. 14 Dan Ige (18-8), in Ige’s first fight since his impressive performance at UFC 303 on a few hours’ notice.
• The undefeated Shara Magomedov (14-0) makes his fourth Octagon appearance in a middleweight bout against Dana White’s Contender Series alum Armen Petrosyan (9-3) to open the ESPN+ PPV main card.

ESPN+, ESPN.com, ESPN App UFC Content: Editorial, Live and Upcoming, On Demand, Studio Shows, Archives

• ESPN.com
  • UFC 308: Expert picks and best bets for Topuria vs. Holloway
  • UFC 308 fight rankings: Does any matchup top Topuria vs. Holloway?
  • UFC 308 first look: Big questions on Topuria-Holloway, Chimaev’s return, more
  • UFC 308: A traveling MMA fighter’s toughest opponent while overseas? Sleep.
• ESPNdeportes.com:
  • UFC 308: las peleas de Holloway que lo hacen digno de ser el BMF
  • Primer vistazo a Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway en UFC 308
  • UFC, MMA: los mejores noqueadores activos en todos los pesos
• ESPN+
  • Good Guy/Bad Guy with Daniel Cormier & Chael Sonnen
  • UFC Embedded

On the Call

• Jon Anik will call the action alongside former two-division champion Daniel Cormier and UFC lightweight Paul Felder. John Gooden will handle reporting duties.

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Programming (All times ET)

*Immediately following Main Event

Main Card and Prelims (All times ET)

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