Who's fighting on the UFC card tonight, October 26, 2024? - Know your UFC 308 main and prelim card fighters, records, and highlights

The UFC is headed to the Etihad Arena in Yas Island, United Arab Emirates, for its next pay-per-view card, UFC 308. Brace yourselves for a night of epic battles as we look at the exciting fighters gracing the UFC card tonight.

The UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway card will be headlined by a highly anticipated featherweight title showdown between defending champion Ilia Topuria and former titleholder Max Holloway.

In the co-main of UFC 308, former UFC 185-pound champion Robert Whittaker will square off against undefeated standout Khamzat Chimaev.

Watch UFC 308: Whittaker vs. Chimaev fight preview below:

Let's take a look at all the main and prelims fighters competing on the UFC 308 card tonight.

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UFC card tonight: UFC 308 main card fighters

Here is a list of all the main card fights for this weekend's UFC 308 event:

Ilia Topuria (c) vs. Max Holloway (featherweight)

Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev (middleweight)

Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakić (light heavyweight)

Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige (featherweight)

Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan (middleweight)

Ilia Topuria (15-0)

Ilia Topuria extended his record to a perfect 15-0 with a title-winning knockout of Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298. 'El Matador' will look to make his first successful title defense when he takes on Holloway this Saturday.

Max Holloway (26-7)

Max Holloway will attempt to reclaim the UFC featherweight gold he once held when he faces Topuria in Abu Dhabi this weekend. In his latest outing, the Hawaiian picked up a stunning last-second knockout of Justin Gaethje to capture the symbolic BMF title at UFC 300.

Robert Whittaker (26-7)

Robert Whittaker rebounded from his TKO loss to Dricus Du Plessis with a unanimous decision win over Paulo Costa at UFC 298. ‘The Reaper’ went on to deliver a knockout over Ikram Aliskerov, who stepped in after Chimaev withdrew due to illness. Now, Whittaker is looking to secure his third straight victory when he finally faces off against Chimaev at UFC 308.

Khamzat Chimaev (13-0)

Khamzat Chimaev will return to the octagon for the first time since his majority decision victory over Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 last October. 'Borz' will hope to push his record to 14-0 and stake his claim for a title shot with a convincing victory against a former champion.

Magomed Ankalaev (18-1-1D-1NC)

After battling Jan Blachowicz to a split draw in their vacant 205-pound title fight in 2022, Magomed Ankalaev fought Johnny Walker to a no-contest (illegal knee) last October. The Dagestani met Walker in a rematch earlier this year and picked up a second-round knockout win.

Aleksandar Rakic (14-4)

Aleksandar Rakic is 2-3 in his last five outings and is coming off back-to-back TKO defeats. The Austrian was most recently dispatched by former champion Jiri Prochazka at UFC 300.

Lerone Murphy (14-0-1D)

Lerone Murphy fought Zubaira Tukhugov to a split draw in his octagon debut in 2019. 'The Iceman' rattled off six consecutive wins thereafter and is fresh off a unanimous decision victory over Edson Barboza in May.

Dan Ige (18-8)

Dan Ige has gone 1-2 in his last three trips to the octagon. In his latest outing, '50K' came up short against featherweight standout Diego Lopes at UFC 303.

Sharabutdin Magomedov (14-0)

Sharabutdin Magomedov is coming off a unanimous decision win over Michal Oleksiejczuk last time out in August. 'Shara Bullet' will hope to keep his unbeaten record intact when he makes a quick turnaround for his fourth UFC appearance this weekend.

Armen Petrosyan (9-3)

Armen Petrosyan had gone 3-2 under the promotional banner and is fresh off first round submission loss to Rodolfo Vieira in February. The Armenian will hope to get back into the win column when he faces an undefeated opponent on Saturday.

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UFC card tonight: UFC 308 preliminary card fighters

Here is a list of all the prelim card fights for this weekend's UFC 308 event:

Ibo Aslan vs. Raffael Cerqueira (light heavyweight)

Geoff Neal vs. Rafael dos Anjos (welterweight)

Mateusz Rębecki vs. Myktybek Orolbai (lightweight)

Abusupiyan Magomedov vs. Brunno Ferreira (middleweight)

Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Chris Barnett (heavyweight)

Farid Basharat vs. Victor Hugo (bantamweight)

Ismail Naurdiev vs. Bruno Silva (middleweight)

Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Carlos Leal (welterweight)

Ibo Aslan (13-1)

Ibo Aslan earned his UFC contract with a TKO of Paulo Renato Jr. at Dana White's Contender Series last year and followed that up with another TKO of Anton Turkalj in his octagon debut in March.

Raffael Cerqueira (11-0)

Raffael Cerqueira is set to make his octagon debut this Saturday. The undefeated Brazilian has finished all but one of his career wins.

Geoff Neal (15-6)

Geoff Neal is 2-4 in his last six fights and is coming off back-to-back losses. 'Hands of Steel' most recently dropped a split decision to Ian Garry at UFC 298.

Rafael dos Anjos (32-16)

Rafael dos Anjos has gone 1-3 in his last four outings and is also coming off two straight losses. In his latest outing, the former lightweight champion came up short against Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 299.

Abusupiyan Magomedov (26-6-1D)

Abusupiyan Magomedov ended a two-fight skid by edging out Warlley Alves earlier this year.

Brunno Ferreira (12-1)

Brunno Ferreira is 3-1 under the UFC banner with all of those victories coming via first-round KO. 'The Hulk' most recently obliterated Dustin Stoltzfus in June.

Kennedy Nzechukwu (12-5)

Kennedy Nzechukwu will hope to get back on track after going 0-2 in his last two fights. The Texan was stopped by Dustin Jacoby in August 2023 before ending up on the wrong end of a split decision against Ovince St. Preux in March.

Chris Barnett (23-8)

Chris Barnett has alternating wins and losses in his last four outings. In his latest trip to the octagon, 'Huggy Bear' dispatched Jake Collier via second-round TKO at UFC 279 in September 2022.

Farid Basharat (12-0)

Farid Basharat is eyeing his fourth promotional win this weekend. The Brit is fresh off a unanimous decision win over Taylor Lapilus in January and is hoping to push his record to a perfect 13-0.

Victor Hugo (25-4)

Victor Hugo earned his UFC contract with a submission victory over Eduardo Torres Cant at DWCS last October. In his octagon debut earlier this year, the Brazilian edged out a unanimous decision win over Pedro Falcao.

Ismail Naurdiev (23-7)

Ismail Naurdiev will make his promotional debut this Saturday and is coming off a submission win over Tahar Hadbi at Brave CF 79 in December. The Austrian is 1-2 in his last three fights.

Bruno Silva (23-11)

Bruno Silva is in dire need of a victory after going winless in his last three fights. 'Blindado' most recently dropped a unanimous decision to Chris Weidman in March.

Rinat Fakhretdinov (22-1-1D)

Rinat Fakhretdinov has gone unbeaten in his last 22 fights (including a draw), with a 4-0-1 record in the UFC. In his latest outing, the Russian scored a split decision win over Nicolas Dalby in June.

Carlos Leal (21-5)

Carlos Leal will make his UFC debut this weekend on the strength of a two-fight win streak. The Brazilian's last two wins came via TKO.