UFC 308 was headlined by one of the most anticipated featherweight title fights since Conor McGregor vs. José Aldo, as Ilia Topuria made his first defense of the belt against Max Holloway. What we witnessed solidified how good Topuria is. His performance on Saturday afternoon will thrust him into stardom. But the rest of the card was loaded with fights that looked good on paper. Did they deliver in practice?
Spoiler alert: Yes.
After each pay-per-view, we break down and assess the quality of each fight and the fight card based on skill displayed, competitiveness and what is at stake. Andreas Hale looks at all 13 fights of UFC 308, including Ilia Topuria's violent finish of Max Holloway, Khamzat Chimaev smothering Robert Whittaker, Mateusz Rebecki and Myktybek Orolbai painting the canvas red with a fight of the year contender and a stunning double backfist knockout authored by Shara Magomedov.