UFC 308 LIVE: Topuria knocks out Holloway after Chimaev submits Whittaker
Re-live updates and see all results after Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway met in a highly-anticipated title fight
Ilia Topuria got up and running as featherweight champion at UFC 308, with a history-making knockout of Max Holloway.
After two tense, closely-fought rounds, Topuria hurt Holloway with a right cross in the third frame, before dropping the former champion with a left hook. Topuria, 27, then poured on ground and pound to force a stoppage, becoming the first fighter to knock out the Hawaiian, 32.
With that, Topuria built on his title win from February, when he knocked out long-reigning champion Alexander Volkanovski. Saturday’s result in Abu Dhabi also kept Topuria unbeaten, as the Spanish-Georgian moved to 16-0.
In the co-main event of UFC 308, Khamzat Chimaev also stayed unbeaten, submitting ex-champ Robert Whittaker in the first round of their middleweight clash.
Re-live updates and see all results from the UFC 308 main card and prelims, below.
UFC 308 LIVE: In photos
UFC 308 LIVE: In photos
UFC 308 LIVE: In photos
UFC 308 LIVE: In photos
UFC 308 LIVE: Full results
Main card
Ilia Topuria def. Max Holloway via third-round KO (punches, 1:34)
Khamzat Chimaev def. Robert Whittaker via first-round submission (face crank, 3:34)
Magomed Ankalaev def. Aleksandar Rakic via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28
Lerone Murphy def. Dan Ige via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Shara Magomedov def. Armen Petrosyan via second-round TKO (double spinning back fist, 4:52)
Prelims
Ibo Aslan def. Rafael Cerqueira via first-round TKO (punches, 0:51)
Geoff Neal def. Rafael dos Anjos via first-round TKO (strikes and injury, 1:30)
Mateusz Rebecki def. Myktybek Orolbai via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Abus Magomedov def. Brunno Ferreira via third-round submission (arm-triangle choke, 3:14)
Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Chris Barnett via first-round TKO (strikes and injury, 4:27)
Farid Basharat def. Victor Hugo via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Ismail Naurdiev def. Bruno Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Carlos Leal via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
UFC 308 LIVE: Khamzat Chimaev def. Robert Whittaker
And here’s our report from the co-main event:
Khamzat Chimaev runs through Robert Whittaker at UFC 308
Whittaker believed he had suffered a disclocated jaw from Chimaev’s first-round submission
UFC 308 LIVE: Ilia Topuria def. Max Holloway
Here is our report from tonight’s main event:
Ilia Topuria knocks out Max Holloway to retain featherweight title at UFC 308
Topuria’s first title defence was a successful one, as he became the first fighter to knock out Holloway
UFC 308 LIVE: Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway
Holloway: “He just landed a shot and I guess it hurt much more than I thought it did.
“No excuses. I had a great camp, no injuries. I went out there, did my thing, and he was just the better man tonight.
“I’ll bounce back again.”
UFC 308 LIVE: Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway
Topuria is told that Diego Lopes and Volkanovski are ringside.
Volk enters the cage.
“I wanna have both of them, swear to God,” Topuria says. “Right now I don’t want to fight with anyone.”
He tells Volk: “We’re gonna do it again, you deserve that. I don’t know how many times he defended his title.”
UFC 308 LIVE: Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway
Topuria: “Thanks to God, everything belongs to him. He gives me everything I have in my life.
“Wow, I don’t know what to say to be honest. To beat a legend like Max Holloway... He inspired me so much in my career, he’s been a great example for the next generation. I hope I’m gonna be a small portion of the example he’s been to me.
“I caught him with many punches, but exactly with that right hand, I felt it. I just saw it in his face. He started stepping back, and you don’t see that often in Max Holloway.
“My brother told me from the corner: ‘Keep pushing.’ And finally I get the knockout.”
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