Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway title fight headlines UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi

The featherweight championship will be on the line at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi.

After much anticipation, [autotag]Ilia Topuria[/autotag] (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) finally has a date for his first title defense, which will come against fan favorite and BMF titleholder [autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag] (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC) on the Oct. 26 card at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.

UFC CEO Dana White announced the news on Saturday (via X):

More details on this announcement in a moment.

The latest UFC 308 lineup now includes:

• Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway – for featherweight title

• Khamzat Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker

• Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov

• Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nursulton Ruziboev

• Dan Ige vs. Lerone Murphy

• Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Marcos Rogerio

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway title fight headlines UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi