Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway is going down in October.
On Saturday, UFC CEO Dana White announced that Topuria is set put his UFC featherweight championship on the line against “BMF” champion Holloway in the main event of UFC 308 on Oct. 26 in Abu Dhabi.
Watch White make the fight official via social media below.
Topuria (15-0), the No. 1-ranked featherweight in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, claimed his title with a violent knockout of Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 in February. The win not only kept the 27-year-old’s perfect record intact, it pushed his UFC win streak to seven straight.
Prior to his championship triumph, fans saw Topuria pick up stoppage wins over Bryce Mitchell, Jai Herbert, Ryan Hall, and Damon Jackson, while also earning decision wins over Josh Emmett and Youssef Zalal.
Holloway (26-7), No. 3 at both featherweight and lightweight, won the BMF championship with …