The UFC is back in the Middle East with the featherweight title at the top of the lineup.

UFC 308 (ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

Get the top card picks from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan

Facts: Magomedov (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Petrosyan (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Past five: Magomedov 5-0, Petrosyan 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Magomedov honorable mention
Odds (as of 10.21.24): Magomedov -175, Petrosyan +145
Junkie pick results: Magomedov 11, Petrosyan 0

Dan Ige vs. Lerone Murphy

Facts: Ige (18-8 MMA, 10-7 UFC), Murphy (14-0-1 MMA, 6-0-1 UFC)
Past five: Ige 3-2, Murphy 5-0
Division: Light as a feather
Rankings: Murphy No. 14, Ige Honorable Mention
Odds (as of 10.21.24): Ige +165, Murphy -195
Junkie pick results: Murphy 9, Ige 2

Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakic

Facts: Ankalaev (19-1-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC), Rakic ​​(14-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Past five: Ankalaev 4-0-1, Rakic ​​​​2-3
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Ankalaev No. 4, Rakic ​​​​No. 11
Odds (as of 10.21.24): Ankalaev -390, Rakic ​​​​+290
Junkie pick results: Ankalaev 11, Rakic ​​​​0

Khamzat Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker

Facts: Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC), Whittaker (27-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC)
Past five: Chimaev 5-0, Whittaker 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Whittaker #4, Chimaev #10
Odds (as of 10.21.24): Chimaev -220, Whittaker +180
Junkie pick results: Chimaev 6, Whittaker 5

Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway

Facts: Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC), Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC)
Past five: Topuria 5-0, Holloway 4-1
Division: Light as a feather
Rankings: Topuria No. 1, No. 4 pound-for-pound; Holloway No. 3, Honorable Mention Pound for Pound
Odds (as of 10.21.24): Topuria -245, Holloway +200
Junkie pick results: Holloway 6, Topuria 5

Preliminary card selection

Although they don’t count towards the rankings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights during the preliminaries. Here are the results:

• Ibo Aslan vs. Rafael Cerqueira: Aslan 7, Cerqueira 4
• Rafael dos Anjos vs. Geoff Neal: Neal 9, dos Anjos 2
• Myktybek Orolbai vs. Mateusz Rebecki: Orolbai 9, Rebecki 2
• Brunno Ferreira vs. Abus Magomedov: Ferreira 6, Magomedov 5
• Chris Barnett vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu: Nzechukwu 9, Barnett 2
• Farid Basharat vs. Victor Hugo: Basharat 11, Hugo 0
• Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Carlos Leal: Fakhretdinov 11, Leal 0
• Ismail Naurdiev vs. Bruno Silva: Naurdiev 8, Silva 3

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