UFC 308 adds Said Nurmagomedov vs. Daniel Santos

UFC 308 continues to deepen.

The most recent addition is a three-round bantamweight bout. Said Nurmagomedov will take on Daniel Santos at the Oct. 26 pay-per-view event at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, the promotion recently announced.

Nurmagomedov (18-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) will return almost exactly one year to the date from his previous fight. His most recent appearance was a 73-second submission win over Muin Gafurov on Oct. 21, 2023. The victory moved him to 4-1 in his most recent five.

Santos (11-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) aims to extend his winning streak to three after consecutive victories against John Castaneda and Johnny Munoz.

With the addition, the UFC 308 fight card includes:

• Champion Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway – for featherweight title

• Khamzat Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker

• Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov

• Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakic

• Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan

• Dan Ige vs. Lerone Murphy

• Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nursulton Ruziboev

• Rafael dos Anjos vs. Geoff Neal

• Ibo Aslan vs. Raffael Cerqueira

• Brunno Ferreira vs. Abus Magomedov

• Myktybek Orolbai vs. Mateusz Rebecki

• Ismail Naurdiev vs. Bruno Silva

• Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Justin Tafa

• Said Nurmagomedov vs. Daniel Santos

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC 306.

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