Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway, live: UFC 308 fight live online, result and winner of the fight today

21:43

One hour until Ilia Topuria begins her world title defense against Holloway

There is barely an hour left until the fight between Topuria and Halloway begins, where the Hispanic-Georgian will defend his world title.

Ahead, two exciting fights from UFC 308 in the octagon of the Etihad Arena: the one between Magomed Ankalaev vs Aleksandar Rakic (Light Heavyweight) and the other big fight of the night, that of Robert Whittaker vs Khamzat Chimaev (Medium weight).

21:39

McGregor boasts of his bet against Topuria

Although in the pools everyone places Ilia Topuria As the clear favorite to win tonight’s battle, there are others who do not bet on the Hispano-Georgian. This is the case of the well-known Conor McGregor who boasts on his social networks of having bet $500,000 for the defeat of ‘El Matador’ by KO: You could win more than 17 million!

21:30

Max Holloway, the former Hawaiian champion who wants to dethrone Ilia Topuria in the UFC

If Ilia Topuria wants to keep the title of featherweight champion which he took from Alexander Volkanovski just a few months ago, will have to go past one of the most feared athletes in the category.

The name of Max Holloway It’s not just any name. Talking about him means talking about one of the best in the history of the UFC. The 32-year-old fighter, who has a 26-7 record (22-7 in UFC) and, Since 2019, only one fighter has been able to defeat him.

21:24

Ilia Topuria’s hard preparation before facing Max Holloway: she gains 7 kilos in just 24 hours

To get here, Ilia Topuria has had to face strict preparation, not only in the octagon, but also outside. One of the hardest moments is weighingwhere the fighter must undergo a weight cutting process, which entails not only undergoing an extreme caloric deficit, but also get dehydrated to the limit to reach the 65.8 kilos marked as the limit.

And once you have lost the 6-7 kilos that Topuria needs to be at the optimal point, you must then recover them. The time for this, since the official weigh-in is on Friday and the fight is on Saturday night, is just 24 hours.

David Sánchez de Castro reports.

21:15

Ilia Topuria, ready to finish off Holloway at the Etihad Arena

‘El Matador’ is already at the Etihad Arena, waiting for it to be his turn to get into the octagon — around 10:15 or 10:30 p.m. — for his first defense of the featherweight title. He has arrived accompanied by his girlfriend, Giorgina Uzcateguilike Holloway, who has also entered the stadium with his partner.

21:00

Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway fight at UFC 308

Welcome to the narration of the most anticipated fight of the year: Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway.

Everything is ready for the Hispanic-Georgian fighter to defend the featherweight champion belt for the first time at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi.