Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan added to UFC 308

A middleweight clash between undefeated Shara Magomedov (14-0) and Armen Petrosyan (9-3) has been added to the UFC 308 fight card.  The fight promotion made the announcement on Monday.  

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Magomedov made his promotional debut in October 2023 and has won his three octagon appearances.  He’s earned a bonus in his last two fights.  Petrosyan will entered the bout coming off a submission loss to Rodolfo Vieira in February.  The loss snapped a two-fight winning streak.  

UFC 308 takes place on Oct. 26 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.  The fight card is headlined by a featherweight title bout between champion Ilia Topuria and former titleholder Max Holloway.

In the co-main event, former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker takes on undefeated Khamzat Chimaev.  The two were scheduled to meet at UFC on ABC 6 on June 22 but Chimaev was forced out of the bout due to illness. Whittaker instead faced Ikram Aliskerov and won by knockout in less than two minutes.  

The fight promotion also announced two more fights added to the event on Monday.  Lightweights Mateusz Rębecki and Myktybek Orolbai will face-off on the preliminary card.  A light heavyweight bout between Ibo Aslan and Raffael Cerqueira was also announced.