Check out the photos from the UFC 308 official weigh-ins at the UFC host hotel in Salt Lake City (Images by Mike Bohn, MMA Junkie)
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UFC 308 official weigh-ins from Abu Dhabi
Manchester United first-team coach Darren Fletcher has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association following his side’s 2-1 win against Brentford.
Fletcher is alleged to have acted in an “improper and/or confrontational manner” and using “abusive and/or insulting words” towards the match officials during the Premier League victory at Old Trafford on 19 October.
United were furious following Brentford’s opener, which came when defender Matthijs de Ligt was forced to leave the field for a third time to deal with a cut on his head.
Manager Erik ten Hag and assistant Ruud van Nistelrooy both received yellow cards for their protests, while Fletcher confronted the officials at half-time as they made their way to the tunnel.
Fletcher, who made 342 appearances for United, has until 29 October to respond to the charge.
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ABU DHABI – Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev is one step closer to finally coming to fruition after both made weight on Friday ahead of the UFC 308 co-main event.
After unbeaten sensation Chimaev (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC) pulled out of the original date in June, all signs point to him returning to the octagon after he hit the middleweight mark for his matchup against former champion Whittaker (26-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC) during official weigh-ins at the UFC host hotel ahead of Saturday’s event, which goes down at Etihad Arena on Yas Island (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN+).
Whittaker stepped on the scale at 185.5 pounds, while Chimaev registered at 186 pounds for the five-round showdown, which could serve as a title eliminator the for expected Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland championship rematch.
Check out the video above to see Whittaker and Chimaev make weight for the UFC 308 co-headliner.
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ABU DHABI – The UFC 308 fight card now is set following Friday’s official weigh-ins session, where all 26 fighters successfully hit their marks on the scale.
Saturday’s event at Etihad Arena (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN+) is headlined by a highly-anticipated featherweight title fight, as well as a main card and preliminary card with key matchups.
Check out the weigh-in highlights in the video above and a link to the photo gallery from all of Friday’s happenings below.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 308.
Be sure to visit the MMA Junkie Instagram page and YouTube channel to discuss this and more content with fans of mixed martial arts.
Augusto Cesar Lendoiro took charge in 1988 and was the president who oversaw Depor’s glory years, but it was also under his stewardship the club racked up debts that by 2013 totalled more than 160m euros. Administrators insisted Lendoiro resign, or the club face insolvency. He did, but the economic burden remained.
In 2020, Spanish bank Abanca became the club’s majority shareholder. This summer, with head of Abanca Juan Carlos Escotet also becoming club president, Deportivo announced they were finally debt free, 24 years ahead of schedule.
The club also declared a strategic plan based on the pillars of financial consolidation, strengthening the academy, innovation and infrastructure and a “love for this city and its values”.
Benassi says the goal is to be “competitive in the present, but also ensure long-term success and viability”. There is work to do, Deportivo sit 19th in the 22-team second tier after 11 games, but they will not rush the process.
The club are working with Populous, architects of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, to build a new, state-of-the-art training centre while also refurbishing the current complex for the women’s team.
The focus is very much on finding and nurturing the best young talent in the area, collaborating with local schools and academies.
“It is fundamental for us,” says Benassi. “At the moment, almost 25% of players in the first team come from our academy.”
Benassi hopes the facilities and support Depor can provide will help the club retain their best young players. The Riazor, their home by the beach, is on a list of potential stadiums for the 2030 World Cup in Spain.
But there is also the appeal of “Deportivismo”.
“From a young age, the boys learn that Depor is something more than a club,” he explains. “It is a philosophy, it is a family.
“They are born her. That’s why we don’t want to lose the connection with the city, the values of the city, because if we can maintain that, we are sure all the players from here and the academy will always be Depor fans.”
Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway are a day away from one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year at UFC 308, but the official weigh-ins already featured plenty of drama.
Though all 26 fighters competing Saturday in Abu Dhabi successfully made weight—including headliners Topuria and Holloway, both at 145—much of the buzz Friday morning concerned the status of Khamzat Chimaev. “Borz” is set to compete for just the second time since September 2022, having experienced several bout cancellations due to illness and other issues, so there was reason for fans to wonder if he would even make it to the scale.
Sure enough, Chimaev was the last fighter to weigh in, coming in well into the second hour of the official window. In fact, under the revised protocol the UFC has used at several events, fighters are encouraged to register a weight in the first hour and only if that attempt goes awry should they utilize the second hour. Regardless, an apologetic Chimaev stepped to the scale and successfully weighed in at 186 pounds for his fight against former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (185.5).
Watch highlights of the official weigh-ins above.
The morning featured two other curiosities, with lightweights Mateusz Rebecki and Myktybek Orolbai now competing in a 160-pound catchweight bout, and Farid Basharat vs. Victor Hugo moved up to the 145-pound limit. The latter change created confusion as Hugo weighed in first at 145.5 pounds, followed by Basharat coming in at 137 pounds. Both fighters most recently competed at bantamweight.
A reason for the changes was not announced.
Check out UFC 308 official weigh-in results below.
Main Card (ESPN+ PPV at 2 p.m. ET)
Ilia Topuria (145) vs. Max Holloway (145)
Backup fighter: Diego Lopes (145)
Robert Whittaker (185.5) vs. Khamzat Chimaev (186)
Magomed Ankalaev (204.5) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (206)
Lerone Murphy (145.5) vs. Dan Ige (146)
Shara Magomedov (185) vs. Armen Petrosyan (186)
Prelims (ESPN+ at 10 a.m. ET)
Ibo Aslan (205) vs. Raffael Cerqueira (203)
Geoff Neal (171) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (171)
Mateusz Rebecki (160) vs. Myktybek Orolbai (159)
Abus Magomedov (185) vs. Brunno Ferreira (185.5)
Kennedy Nzechukwu (241) vs. Chris Barnett (264)
Farid Basharat (147) vs. Victor Hugo (145.5)
Ismail Naurdiev (185) vs. Bruno Silva (186)
Rinat Fakhretdinov (171) vs. Carlos Leal (169.5)
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