UFC 308: Magomed Ankalaev Beats Aleksandar Rakic, Tells Poatan to “Stop Running”
A possible light heavyweight shot, for Magomed Ankalaev, was in the offing at UFC 308, should he get past Aleksandar Rakic. Of course as is often the case in the UFC, nothing was certain, and Alex Pereira had just defeated...
UFC 308: Close, Exciting Scrap Sees Lerone Murphy Come Out Ahead of Dan Ige
Lerone Murphy and Dan Ige were the second fight in at UFC 308 on Saturday, and had a tough act to follow after Shara Bullet's double-spinning backfist KO of Amren Petrosyan. The featherweights got straight to work, with Hawaii's Ige...
UFC 308: Shara Magomedov Stuns with Double Backfist KO of Armen Petrosyan
Rising middleweight star Shara Magomedov kicked off the UFC 308 main card on Saturday, taking on Armen Petrosyan. Petrosyan was looking to bounce back from a loss to Rodolfo Vieira, was was 3-2 in the UFC overall. Shara "Bullet" was...
UFC 308: Ibo Aslan Lights Up Debuting Raffael Cerqueria
Raffael Cerqueria made his UFC debut against Ibo Aslan at UFC 308, after the undefeated light heavyweight saw three fights on the Contender Series fall through this season. While Cerqueria entered the night with a perfect record, questions remained, especially...
UFC 308: Rafael dos Anjos Injured, Geoff Neal Earns TKO Win
Rafael dos Anjos was back to welterweight at UFC 308, looking to snap a two-fight skid when he took on Geoff Neal. Neal had also dropped back-to-back fights, to undefeated welterweights Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Machado Garry. Both fighters are perennial...
UFC 308: Mateusz Rebecki-Myktybek Orolbai War Ends in Split Decision
A 160lb catchweight bout at UFC 308 saw Myktybek Orolbai throw down with Mateusz Rebecki. The fight had originally been booked at lightweight, but saw the shift up during Friday's official weigh-ins. That change didn't seem to change either man's...
UFC 308: Abus Magomedov Submits Brunno Ferreira for Second Straight Win
Middleweights Abus Magomedov and Brunno Ferreira faced off on the UFC 308 preliminary card, with both fighters undefeated in 2024. Ferreira, a signee from season 6 of Dana White's Contender Series, came into this fight with back-to-back wins over Phil...
UFC 308: Kennedy Nzechukwu Stops Hobbled Chris Barnett
Heavyweight Chris Barnett finally made his return to action at UFC 308, taking on former light heavyweight talent Kennedy Nzechukwu at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Barnett, who in decent years has dealt with injury and the tragic death...
UFC 308: Farid Basharat Overcomes Blown Up Victor Hugo
Undefeated bantamweight Farid Basharat looked to maintain his perfect record at UFC 308, paired up with Brazil's Victor Hugo. Hugo, known as "Striker," was a Contender Series alum who had come in as a bantamweight. No stranger to 145lbs, he...
Ismail Naurdiev Returns at UFC 308, Beats Bruno Silva
Middleweights Bruno Silva and Ismail Naurdiev faced off early on Saturday's UFC 308, and thanks to the card taking place in Abu Dhabi, for Western fight fans, it really was early. Coffee and fisticuffs were on the menu, with the...
