UFC 308 live blog: Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway
This is the UFC 308 live blog for Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway, the main event featherweight title fight this Saturday in Abu Dhabi.
Undefeated in his 15-fight career, Topuria—MMA Fighting’s No. 4 Pound-for-Pound fighter in the world—etched his name into the UFC history books this past February by knocking out long-reigning champion Alexander Volkanovski to claim the 145-pound title. Still only 27 years old, “El Matador” looks poised to become the next great featherweight champion if he can get past one of the division’s all-time greats on Saturday.
Holloway—tied for No. 9 on our Pound-for-Pound list—is a former featherweight champion and one of the most beloved fighters in MMA. There were some that thought Holloway would never find his way back to the 145 pound title after three losses to Volkanovski, but Topuria’s win over Holloway’s nemesis once again opened the door for “Blessed.” After Holloway delivered one of the greatest knockouts of all time at UFC 300 to claim the “BMF” title from Justin Gaethje, he now hopes to join Jose Aldo as the only two-time featherweight champions in promotional history.
Check out the UFC 308 main event live blog below.