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ABU DHABI – UFC 308 took place Saturday with 13 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from the card at Etihad Arena on Yas Island.
You can hear from all the UFC 308 winners by checking out their individual post-fight news conferences below.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 308.
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Lerone Murphy remained undefeated with a gritty performance to beat Dan Ige in a featured bout on the main card at UFC 308 on Saturday.
Nothing came easy as Murphy had to survive an early knockdown before using a relentless pace and pressure to wear down Ige in the final two rounds. When it was over, Murphy had done enough to secure the victory with all three judges scoring the fight 29-28 in his favor.
“Of course, it was a close fight [but] I landed the cleaner strikes,” Murphy said after his latest win. “It was just a flash knockdown. I was all right. I’m still learning, young in the game. I’m learning on the job. Still getting better. The best is yet to come.”
From the second he was released from the corner, it was Ige was coming after Murphy, throwing vicious shots while closing the distance. Murphy countered with a nasty elbow that actually opened a sizable cut on Ige’s forehead, which led to him grabbing a well-timed takedown.
The fight didn’t stay on the ground for long as Murphy worked his way back to the feet and Ige settling down into a rhythm after he came out of the gates gun blazing.
As the exchanges continued, Ige countered a huge hook from Murphy with a devastating left hand of his own. The punch sat Murphy down on the ground as he scrambled to survive the barrage but once he got back to his feet, the featherweights started trading bombs just as the first round came to an end.
On the restart, Murphy was more wary stepping into the pocket in the exchanges with Ige, who was slowing down with each passing minute.
That allowed Murphy to set up his combinations with more fluidity, mixing up his strikes and keeping Ige guessing. Murphy then delivered a nice body lock takedown but he couldn’t maintain the position as Ige reversed him just before the horn sounded.
Following some stern advice from his coaches, Ige looked to come after Murphy again in the final round but that led to a takedown attempt from the Brit. Ige did a good job countering and he ended up on top while controlling Murphy on the canvas.
With 90 seconds left, Murphy scored a reversal of his own but the fighters eventually got up again and he was able to dish out some punishment with Ige beginning to fade. It was a close round but Murphy’s ability to connect with the better punches in those closing moments secured the victory for him.
Following another impressive win, Murphy hopes his next fight comes against a proven top 10 ranked contender.
“Josh Emmett, let’s go,” Murphy said when calling out the one-time interim title challenger. “I want somebody in that top 10. Let’s go Josh Emmett.”
When “Shara Bullet” faced quite possibly his toughest test to date, he pulled off an all-time highlight to clinch victory.
In the UFC 308 main card opener, Shara Magmomedov defeated Armen Petrosyan via TKO due to double backfist at 4:52 of Round 2. The event took place at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
The middleweight bout was fought at a frenetic pace with both fighters showing their passion for kicks. Magomedov (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) utilized his signature spinning attacks, though flare seemed to dominate over substance for stretches in the fight.
Petrosyan (9-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) landed some hard punches in the opening minutes, but Magomedov came on strong late in Round 1.
In Round 2, Petrosyan struggled to keep his kicks up. Referee Kerry Hatley intervened on multiple occasions after kicks to the cup by Petrosyan.
But Magomedov persevered. He then landed the first double backfist knockout in UFC history. He first spun and connected with a left spinning backfist. Then on the recoil, he spun the opposite direction and cracked Petrosyan again, this time with a left spinning backfist.
Shara Magomedov finishes Armen Petrosyan!! WOW!! #UFC308 pic.twitter.com/GLn5nN9wB0
— Haduucken (@Haduuuucken) October 26, 2024
The unbelievable sequence crumpled Petrosyan to the canvas. No follow-up shots were needed before Hatley waved off the bout.
Magomedov remains undefeated as he continues to grow his presence and popularity. Prior to Saturday’s fights, he defeated Bruno Silva, Antonio Trocoli, and Michal Oleksiejczuk.
Petrosyan falls into a two-fight skid. Saturday’s defeat was only his second pro loss by TKO.
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This is the UFC 308 live blog for Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige, the main card featherweight fight this Saturday in Abu Dhabi.
Undefeated in 15 professional fights, Murphy went a split draw in his UFC debut back in 2019 but has been lights out since. Six straight wins, including a Fight of the Night-winning performance over Edson Barboza back in May, earned Murphy the No. 12 spot in the UFC featherweight rankings. A win over the highly regarded Ige could bump him up even further and put the Englishman in the thick of the 145-pound title chase.
Ige has been a fan favorite since joining the UFC in 2018 and earlier this year, he did something that will live forever in MMA lore. At UFC 303, Brian Ortega was supposed to face Diego Lopes, but when Ortega withdrew from the fight mere hours before it was set to take place, Ige answered the call, driving to T-Mobile Arena to set up the sport’s most unexpected fistfight. Though Ige ultimately lost a competitive decision, he won the undying love of fans everywhere, which he brings with him into the cage against Murphy on Saturday.
Check out the UFC 308 live blog for Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige below.
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ABU DHABI – UFC 308 takes place Saturday at Etihad Arena, and you can watch a live video stream of the post-event news conference here on MMA Junkie.
Expected to take part in the press conference are the winners of the top main card bouts, including the featherweight championship fight of Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway and co-main event of Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev.
UFC CEO Dana White is also expects to answer questions from reporters and recap the event.
You can watch the press conference in the video above, which will go live upon the conclusion of the headlining bout.
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.
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