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Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway clash in a extremely-anticipated title strive against tonight, headlining UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi.
The unbeaten Topuria claimed the males’s featherweight belt in February, ending Alexander Volkanovski’s long title reign with a brutal knockout in spherical two.
In doing so, he completed what Max Holloway could well almost certainly not develop in three fights; the Hawaiian misplaced the belt to Volkanovski in 2019 and didn’t regain it in two rematches, losing all three bouts through decision.
Alternatively, Holloway tends to soar abet effectively, and his novel winning trip peaked in April, when he dominated Justin Gaethje sooner than faceplanting him in the final 2d – securing the ‘Baddest Motherf*****’ belt with an all-time huge KO.
Tonight’s main match is certainly one of basically the most anticipated fights of the year, and the co-main match has also been long-awaited: Robert Whittaker, a vulnerable middleweight champ, takes on unbeaten, rising megastar Khamzat Chimaev – four months after the Russian withdrew from their match-up attributable to sickness.
Observe stay updates and outcomes from the UFC 308 main card and prelims, below.
UFC 308 LIVE: Geoff Neal vs Rafael dos Anjos
Two extra fights sooner than the main card! First up, the pick of the prelims tonight: Geoff “Handz of Metallic” Neal faces ex-mild-weight champ Rafael dos Anjos at welterweight.
Alex Pattle26 October 2024 18:08
UFC 308 LIVE: Mateusz Rebecki vs Myktybek Orolbai
Spherical three
A replay shows that a clash of heads brought on the minimize over Rebecki’s proper ogle.
OH! Rebecki flooring Orolbai with a left hook, and Orolbai appears to be out?! Nonetheless the ref lets it wobble, and Rebecki is pouring on punches, as Orolbai turtles up. Orolbai will salvage honest been woken UP by those shots!!
By some means, Orolbai – who has proven his toughness tonight – manages to stand and continue to exist for now… There’s blood EVERYWHERE, just a few of it Rebecki’s, just a few of it Orolbai’s.
This strive against will deserve to were stopped. Orolbai can’t glimpse and is honest eating shots. He’s holding Rebecki and hoping for basically the most productive.
Nonetheless as time passes, Rebecki tires, and Orolbai in brief will get on top of the grappling! Emphasis on ‘in brief’; Rebecki is abet in adjust with 90 seconds left.
OH! Nonetheless Orolbai reverses the space again! Now the warring parties stand. They’re COVERED in blood. One-two by Orolbai, and Rebecki staggers!
What a strive against. What a card to this point. Mateusz Rebecki def. Myktybek Orolbai through damage up decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
Alex Pattle26 October 2024 17:59
UFC 308 LIVE: Mateusz Rebecki vs Myktybek Orolbai
Up next Mateusz Rebecki fights Myktybek Orolbai at a 160lb catchweight.
Spherical one
Rebecki stands southpaw; Orolbai is orthodox. Some bombs thrown by every man to this point. Rebecki is sporting a dinky bruising on his face from Orolbai’s punches, already.
Rebecki lands an overhand left, however Orolbai is taking his opponent’s shots effectively to this point. Pretty just a few low kicks from the 160lbers, too.
Orolbai skips abet to maintain some distance off from a left hook – barely. He then blitzes ahead. Now he lands a single shot, a protracted proper hook.
Orolbai is sporting his own demolish, though, and it’s BAD around his proper ogle! Excessive swelling.
Spherical two
A delayed begin to this spherical, as Orolbai’s swelling is checked. He’s allowed to continue, however for the map long?
Below map, and there’s hundreds close-vary fighting to this point. Both males land smooth punches in the pocket. Rebecki appears sharper than his opponent, though.
The pair grapple against the fence, with Rebecki controlling Orolbai for a whereas. Now they separate, and it’s abet to loading up on punches in the guts of the cage.
Orolbai with a big rear uppercut, inflicting his own demolish on Rebecki, who’s now pawing at a bloody minimize around his proper ogle. Jeez, they’re both so overwhelmed up!
Alex Pattle26 October 2024 17:52
UFC 308 LIVE: Abus Magomedov vs Brunno Ferreira
Spherical two
Ferreira is trying to gain Magomedov’s respect now, pressing ahead a dinky bit extra.
Magomedov shows his grappling advantage, nonetheless, and he will get the first takedown of the strive against! He takes the abet, then will get aspect mount, then the abet again… however Ferreira scrambles free! Moral work!
And Ferreira cracks Magomedov with a brutal left hand! Magomedov will get abet to his wrestling, properly, with one more takedown leisurely in the spherical.
Spherical three
More success on the feet for Ferreira, however once again he’s taken down! Magomedov has the abet by the fence…
Ferreira shows extra resilience to shrimp free and stand again, however he’s immediate taken down once extra!
And Magomedov works on an arm-triangle from mount… and will get the faucet!!
Abus Magomedov def. Brunno Ferreira through third-spherical submission (arm-triangle choke, 3:14).
Alex Pattle26 October 2024 17:32
UFC 308 LIVE: Abus Magomedov vs Brunno Ferreira
Middleweights step up next, as Abus Magomedov fights Brunno Ferreira. Here we wobble.
Spherical one
Ferreira and Magomedov (who appears HUGE by the map) are switching stances early. Magomedov is holding the centre of the cage. Ferreira barely blocks a left hook.
Pretty just a few feints from Ferreira, however very dinky valid job. That talked about, the feints are having an attain; Magomedov appears hesitant to let his fingers or legs wobble.
Now Magomedov throws, though, launching a left excessive kick that Ferreira honest blocks. One other excessive kick from Magomedov – this time on the proper – and it skims off Ferreira’s head.
Stabbing entrance kick by Ferreira now. He had to soar ahead to land that. Magomedov on the side of his own entrance kick. He kicks low now, and Ferreira barely misses with a simultaneous overhand.
Alex Pattle26 October 2024 17:12
UFC 308 LIVE: Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Chris Barnett
Heavyweights enter the cage now: Kennedy Nzechukwu and Chris Barnett. These two were through quite a bit in most in model years. Barnett’s accomplice passed away, whereas Kennedy has been caring for his brother – who has autism – and his accomplice, who has ALS. Can they both win, please?
Spherical one
Kennedy comes ahead, and Barnett throws just a few leg kicks to lift a watch at to discourage the grand taller man. Both warring parties stand southpaw.
An overhand left connects for Barnett, however it no doubt’s handiest a grazing punch. Kennedy feints a spinning assault, and Barnett laughs and provides him a excessive-five.
Kennedy kicks around the waist and hits Barnett’s cup, however Barnett is alright to continue. Smartly-organized imperfect by Kennedy. Barnett misses with just a few flashy kicks.
Kennedy with a scraping head kick. And again. He can’t slightly gain a smooth connection on the shorter man. Nonetheless he does organize a smooth land to the body with the next kick.
Barnett appears to be compromised. Is his left foot causing him some concerns? He had an Achilles injury honest lately.
“He’s pain,” Kennedy is instructed by his nook. Yep, Barnett is moving so sheepishly, and now he clutches his leg! He covers up, and Kennedy honest pours on punches.
The ref ought to mild end it, however he lets it wobble just a few extra seconds, and Barnett drops to the canvas, holding that leg again. So perchance it used to be a leg injury, not the ankle? A replay shows Barnett injured himself whereas jumping during the fighter introductions! He then aggravated his leg, seemingly, whereas throwing certainly one of those excessive kicks.
Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Chris Barnett through first-spherical TKO (strikes and injury, 4:27).
Alex Pattle26 October 2024 16:54
UFC 308 LIVE: Farid Basharat vs Victor Hugo
Spherical two
A knee cracks Hugo! He felt that. Basharat americathe stress, as Hugo tries to enhance.
Some dynamic striking exchanges in the guts of the Octagon, with Hugo seemingly lucid now.
Pretty just a few stance-switching from Basharat. Some taunting from Hugo. He tags Basharat with two to a couple left fingers – a combination of hooks and stiff jabs – and those had a transparent attain.
Spherical three
Hugo with a spinning abet kick, and it sends Basharat cascading abet to the fence and all the manner down to the mat! Hugo tries to prepare up with a flying knee, however it no doubt honest misses…
Basharat with a orderly takedown, picking the ankle and driving Hugo down with the spare hand. He’s controlling Hugo by the fence, and now he moves into half-guard.
Hugo stands against the cage wall, however Basharat drives him down again. Hugo shakes him off, though, and the pair wobble into condominium.
One other takedown by Basharat, and he ends the spherical – and strive against – on top.
Farid Basharat def. Victor Hugo through unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
Justice after Hugo’s 10lb weight-wobble over?
Alex Pattle26 October 2024 16:36
UFC 308 LIVE: Farid Basharat vs Victor Hugo
The prelims roll on. Next up: Farid Basharat vs Victor Hugo at featherweight. This bout used to be attributable to lift remark at bantamweight, however Hugo missed weight.
Spherical one
Both males stand orthodox. Hugo closes vary, misses with an uppercut however lands a left hook. Basharat comes abet with an accurate imperfect.
Basharat slips as he backs as a lot as the fence, and Hugo clinches. Basharat reverses the space, and the pair separate. Hugo kicks low and exhausting.
Basharat eats an elbow, ouch. Hugo with a daring roll now, a variation on an Imanari, and he tries a leg lock! Basharat stays aloof and will get his leg free.
He ends up in half-guard however chooses to abet off. Hugo stands and leans abet to evade a wheel kick strive! Now Hugo tries a spinning abet kick, however Basharat closes vary and will get a body lock.
One other separation. Basharat shoots for a takedown, however again Hugo will get inventive with a leg-lock strive! Nothing doing sooner than the buzzer, though.
Alex Pattle26 October 2024 16:23
UFC 308 LIVE: Ismail Naurdiev vs Bruno Silva
Spherical three
Naurdiev will get a entrance headlock and puts his weight on Silva, landing just a few knees to the end of his opponent’s head.
He lets wobble and lands a calf kick and jab. Again Naurdiev takes perfect thing about some slack motion from Silva, grabbing a body lock and forcing him to the fence.
Brutal one-two from Naurdiev. Silva is being some distance too passive, walking slowly alongside the cage wall.
We wobble to the scorecards, and – barring one more theft – this is in a position to perchance wobble Naurdiev’s map.
Ismail Naurdiev def. Bruno Silva through unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
This time, the judges gain it proper (not that it used to be a exhausting one (then again, neither used to be the earlier strive against…)).
Alex Pattle26 October 2024 16:05
UFC 308 LIVE: Ismail Naurdiev vs Bruno Silva
Spherical two
Silva swings and misses with a low kick. Naurdiev goes next, landing a hook to the body.
He then reacts immediate to gain an ankle pick as Silva throws a leg kick – whereas Naurdiev used to be trying an overhand in truth, so the Austrian did effectively to flip that into a kind of shove, aiding the ankle pick.
Again Naurdiev has Silva tied up against the fence and on the mat. Temperamental elbows from Naurdiev, however Silva shrimps free and stands.
Abet into the initiate, and Naurdiev catches a standing guillotine… Silva stays aloof and shucks him off, though.
One other very effectively-timed takedown by Naurdiev, again catching a kick and turning the defence into an ankle pick. Once extra, he has Silva pinned against the fence.
Now Naurdiev is dragging him about. Credit score to Silva, nonetheless: he’s in a space to demolish out and stand yet again. Unruffled, he’s been largely slow tonight.
Alex Pattle26 October 2024 15:58
