Abus Magomedov is the newest Russian addition to UFC 308 after agreeing to face Brunno Ferreira on the Oct. 26 card, a number of folks with data of the state of affairs confirmed to MMA Combating following a report from Laerte Viana.
UFC 308 is headlined by Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway for the featherweight championship, with former middleweight titleholder Robert Whittaker taking up Khamzat Chimaev within the co-main occasion. The occasion takes place at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Area.
Ferreira (12-1) was initially set to face Roman Kopylov on Aug. 24, however the Russian withdrew on account of sickness.
“Hulk” scored a pair of first-round knockouts in his most up-to-date UFC appearances, profitable efficiency bonuses for his brutal finishes of Phil Hawes and Dustin Stoltzfus.
Magomedov (26-6-1) received a choice over Warlley Alves in his most up-to-date combat in Might, rebounding from back-to-back determination losses to Caio Borralho and Sean Strickland.
The 33-year-old Dagestani has completed 14 of his 26 MMA wins by knockout, together with a 19-second stoppage of Stoltzfus in his octagon debut.
