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UFC 308 live blog: Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway
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UFC 308 live blog: Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway

This is the UFC 308 live blog for Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway, the main 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 in the UFC history books last February by knocking out long-reigning champion Alexander Volkanovski to win the 145-year-old title to claim. pound title. “El Matador” is still just 27 years old and 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. Some thought Holloway would never find his way back to the 145-pound title after three losses to Volkanovski, but Topuria’s victory over Holloway’s nemesis once again opened the door for ‘Blessed’. After delivering one of the greatest knockouts of all time at UFC 300 and claiming the “BMF” title from Justin Gaethje, Holloway now hopes to join Jose Aldo as the only two-time featherweight champions in promotion history.

Watch the live blog from the UFC 308 main event below.