Paul Felder sits in for Joe Rogan on UFC 308 broadcast team
With UFC 308 happening in Abu Dhabi, regular UFC color commentator Joe Rogan is skipping the card because he doesn’t travel to international events.
In his place steps retired UFC lightweight Paul Felder, who calls the action for the stacked card featuring a highly anticipated featherweight title fight at the top as Ilia Topuria defends his belt for the first time against former champion Max Holloway.
Joining Felder on the broadcast team are Jon Anik handling play-by-play duties and UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier in his usual spot calling the pay-per-view.
Veteran UFC commentator John Gooden is set to serve as the in-house reporter handling backstage interviews and segments during the broadcast.
UFC officials confirmed the broadcast team to MMA Fighting on Saturday.
UFC 308 also features a pair of fights that could have title implications attached as former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker faces Khamzat Chimaev. The winner most likely moves onto compete for the title with reigning middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis currently expected to face Sean Strickland in his next outing.
Meanwhile at light heavyweight, Magomed Ankalaev looks to keep his 12-fight unbeaten streak intact when he faces Aleksandar Rakic on the main card. If Ankalaev wins, he’s likely going to move onto face UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira sometime in 2025.
UFC 308 goes down from Abu Dhabi with the main card kicking off on pay-per-view at a special start time of 2 p.m. ET with the prelims set to begin at 10 a.m. ET.