Ilia Topuria stuns Max Holloway, knocking him out for the first time in his glittering career, to retain the UFC featherweight title at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi.
Ilia Topuria stunned Max Holloway to retain the UFC featherweight title at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi - inflicting the first knockout defeat of the American's glittering career.
It has been a rapid rise for Topuria in the UFC, finishing five of seven opponents since his 2020 debut before this contest, but in Holloway he was facing one of the most decorated athletes in UFC history. Holloway responded as he settled into his range, landing jabs and quick left-right combinations to keep Topuria at bay.
With Holloway hurt, Topuria went on the attack before knocking him out for the first time with a perfect left hook. Chimaev took former middleweight champion Whittaker down at the first attempt, before relentlessly working towards a rear-naked choke.The win puts 30-year-old Chimaev in a strong position to challenge South Africa's middleweight champion, Dricus du Plessis.On the undercard, Manchester's Lerone Murphy battled to a unanimous decision win over American Dan Ige for the biggest win of his career.
Murphy started Saturday's fight well, cutting Ige at the top of his nose with an elbow as the American applied early pressure.
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