Finally, a UFC title fight in European times. While the majority of these duels for the belt take place in the United States, the country of origin of the queen organization of world MMA, Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway will face each other in Abu Dhabi this Saturday.
A top fight between the featherweight champion and the former champion of the same category, two of the best boxers in the league.
The confrontation promises to be explosive. While the Georgian captured the title against Alexander Volkanovski last February, the American delivered one of the knockouts of the decade in April against Justin Gaethje. While he was largely leading the fight, the man nicknamed “Blessed” pointed to the center of the cage in the last ten seconds to offer the public a grand finale. With a straight right to the point of the chin, Gaethje collapsed to the ground, in front of a delirious audience.
However, nothing to impress his opponent. « I want to have the fastest knockout in UFC history with my fists. If he stays in the center in the first 10 seconds, we will see the fastest knockout in history,” assured Ilia Topuria, who has increased his provocative outings in recent weeks, claiming to be the best current fighter in the world. UFC.
Several other particularly interesting fights are on the program. The terrifying Shara Magomedov will face Armen Petrosyan to open the main card. The first light heavyweight challenger, Magomed Ankalaev, will challenge Serbian Aleksandar Rakic, with a chance for the title in his sights. Finally, the “co-main event” will pit Australian Robert Whittaker against floor specialist Khamzat Chimaev.
This UFC 308 will be followed this Saturday on RMC Sport. The preliminary card, from 6 p.m., will be broadcast on the group’s Twitch channel, while the main card, at 8:30 p.m., will be accessible on RMC Sport 1.
