Rising middleweight star Shara Magomedov has his next assignment, as he’ll face Armen Petrosyan at UFC 308 this October.
News of the booking was announced by UFC officials on Monday. UFC 308 is set to take place in Abu Dhabi on October 26, 2024.
Shara “Bullet” was a late addition to UFC Abu Dhabi last month, stepping in to the co-main event slot when Nick Diaz vs. Vicente Luque fell off the card. Magomedov (14-0) defeated Michal Oleksiejczuk by decision in a bout that would earn Fight of the Night honors.
All three of Magomedov’s UFC appearances to date have come in the Middle East, with two trips to Abu Dhabi, and a spot at UFC Saudi Arabia earlier this year.
Petrosyan (9-3), a 2021 Contender Series winner with a background in Muay Thai, is 3-2 in the UFC to date. He’ll enter UFC 308 off a submission loss to Rodolfo Vieira.
October 26’s UFC 308 takes place at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi with Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway headlining. The following bouts have been reported for the PPV event:
- Ilia Topuria (c) vs. Max Holloway – for the UFC featherweight championship
- Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev
- Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov
- Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakić
- Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige
- Geoff Neal vs. Rafael dos Anjos
- Marcos Rogério de Lima vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
- Abusupiyan Magomedov vs. Brunno Ferreira
- Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
- Ibo Aslan vs. Raffael Cerqueira
- Myktybek Orolbai vs. Mateusz Rębecki
- Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan
- Farid Basharat vs. Victor Hugo
