There’s a good reason why Robert Whittaker tapped out just a split second after Khamzat Chimaev applied a devastating face crank end their fight at UFC 308.
Following the pay-per-view broadcast, Daniel Cormier showed off a gruesome photo that Whittaker sent him showing off the damage done from Chimaev’s jaw-crushing submission.
“Khamzat Chimaev broke his tooth,” Cormier said about the photo. “Literally dislocated his jaw in a matter of two seconds. It was unbelievable.”
(Warning: UFC 308 photo below is pretty graphic.)
Chimaev’s finish is the first time that Whittaker has ever been submitted in the UFC.
It was a dominant performance from start to finish as Chimaev landed a takedown just seconds into the opening round and he never gave Whittaker a second to breathe. Chimaev was dominant but not impatient as he continued to ensure he maintained control over Whittaker as he did his best to scramble free and get back to his feet.
Again and again, Chimaev kept pulling him back down to the ground while looking to advance his position.
When he finally had full control on Whittaker’s back, Chimaev quickly secured his arms around the former champion’s face to lock up the submission. Chimaev tightened his grip and Whittaker immediately tapped out.
Whittaker apparently told Chimaev in the cage that he suffered a dislocated jaw but it wasn’t until after he got backstage that the full damage was revealed. Obviously, Whittaker will be headed for oral surgery thanks to the nasty submission applied by Chimaev.
The win moved Chiamev to 14-0 in his career and 8-0 in the UFC as he takes another step towards a potential title fight in the middleweight division.
UFC 308 headliner Ilia Topuria, who fights Max Holloway this Saturday. | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
UFC 308 results, live streaming updates for “Topuria vs. Holloway”-led pay-per-view (PPV) TODAY (Sat., Oct. 26, 2024) on ESPN+.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) brings us UFC 308TODAY (Sat., Oct. 26, 2024), streaming LIVE on ESPN+ PPV from inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. UFC 308’s pay-per-view (PPV) main event is a can’t miss match-up with Featherweight champion, Ilia Topuria, taking on the BMF — and former Featherweight kingpin — Max Holloway. This one is likely to get spicy (like some of the interviews between these two lately).
UFC 308’s PPV co-main event sees the return of the mercurial Khamzat Chimaev. He will fight Robert Whittaker in a make-up date from a fight that was supposed to happen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The winner of this 185-pound showdown will almost certainly be thrust toward the front of the Middleweight line and be set for the winner of Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland (or will it?).
The stacked PPV main card also has Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige, Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakic and Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan.
There’s plenty to get excited about on UFC 308’s “Prelims”, too.
Those are headlined by Geoff Neal versus ex-UFC Lightweight champion,Rafael dos Anjos. The undercard also features rising talentFarid Basharatvs. Victor Hugo and brutal knockout artist Brunno Fereira vs. Abus Magomedov. You can checkout everything that happened on UFC 308’s “Prelims” undercard right here.
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MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 308 fight card below, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” undercard bouts, which air at 10 a.m. ET. That’s followed by the UFC 308’s PPV main card, which will start at 2 p.m ET on ESPN+ PPV.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps and post-fight analysis following “Topuria vs. Holloway.” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC 308 results. (Note: This will go from the top down; therefore, the newest information will at the top of the stream).
UFC 308 QUICK RESULTS
145 lbs.: Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway 185 lbs.: Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev 205 lbs.: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakic — Ankalaev def. Rakic via unanimous decision (29-28, 39-28, 29-28) 145 lbs.: Dan Ige vs. Lerone Murphy —Murphy def. Ige via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 185 lbs.: Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan — Magomedov def. Petrosyan via TKO (double back fists), round 2 (4:52) — HIGHLIGHTS! 205 lbs.: Ibo Aslan vs. Raffael Cerqueira — Aslan def. Cerqueira via TKO (punches), round 1 (0:51) 170 lbs.: Geoff Neal vs. Rafael dos Anjos — Neal def. Dos Anjos via TKO (injury), round 1 (1:30) 160 lbs.: Myktybek Orolbai vs. Mateusz Rebecki — Rebecki def. Orolbai via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 185 lbs.: Abus Magomedov vs. Brunno Ferreira — Magomedov def. Ferreira via submission (arm triangle), round 3 (3:14) 265 lbs.: Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Chris Barnett — Nzechukwu def. Barnett via TKO (punches and knee), round 1 (4:29) 145 lbs.: Farid Basharat vs. Victor Hugo — Basharat def. Hugo via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 185 lbs.: Ismail Naurdiev vs. Bruno Silva — Naurdiev def. SIlva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 170 lbs.: Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Carlos Leal — Fakhretdinov def. Leal by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
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Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesThe Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates hosts UFC 308.
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Magomed Ankalaev continued his unbeaten streak with a decision win over Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 308 and now he’s hoping he finally got Alex Pereira’s attention.
Over three rounds, Ankalaev showed he was the superior striker as he continued chipping away at Rakic and looking to set up a potential fight finishing sequence. The knockout never came but Ankalaev kept Rakic on his backfoot for the entire fight as he cruised to victory with all three judges scoring the fight 29-28 in his favor.
“I kept running after him but it was really hard to catch him,” Ankalaev said about his performance. “I don’t want to say anything bad about him but I didn’t understand his striking at all. Very uncomfortable opponent for me.”
The massive light heavyweights exchanged some huge, heavy kicks early with both trying to find an opening to do maximum damage. Ankalaev was marching forward and closing the distance on the taller fighter but Rakic was doing a good job keeping him honest with some well-timed straight punches and mixing in more of those long, rangy kicks.
While Rakic kept tossing out a head kick, Ankalaev displayed good hand speed and power with his boxing as he continued leading the dance. Ankaleav continued stabbing at Rakic with a variety of punches including a stiff shot to the body that definitely got his opponent’s attention.
Ankalaev was really starting to mix up his punches, tossing out a straight right and the following with a slick left uppercut behind it. As time passed, Rakic was stuck playing defense with Ankalaev really finding his rhythm on the feet.
With less than a minute remaining in the second round, Ankalaev mashed Rakic’s face with a nasty straight left down the middle. Rakic kept thrown back at him but Ankalaev was really beginning to control the action with his superior striking.
Ankalaev stayed on the gas moving forward and unleashing more and more of those straight left hands that just kept finding a home on Rakic’s chin. As time ticked away to the final horn, Ankalaev continued to punish Rakic on the inside with heavy punches and knees as he did more than enough to ensure that he would leave Abu Dhabi with the win.
Following his latest performance to stay unbeaten for 13 consecutive fights, Ankalaev wasted no time turning his attention to the UFC light heavyweight champion with hopes that a title shot is next in 2025.
“I think I’ve done everything to deserve the next title shot,” Ankalaev said. “I’d like to tell Alex, stop running away from me. Alex, stop running away from me.”
Ibo Aslan preached patience heading into his fight at UFC 308 but sometimes strategy goes out the window and it results in a stunning 51-second standing knockout.
The Turkish powerhouse wasted no time coming after undefeated prospect Raffael Cerqueira as soon as the fight got started. Aslan connected with a huge left hook early in the opening round and replays showed Cerqueira’s eyes just rolling back in his head as he shifted into survival mode against the cage.
Aslan continued to unload rapid-fire punches with Cerqueira doing very little to defend himself outside of covering up and hoping he didn’t get flattened on the canvas. As the barrage continued, Cerqueira just kept eating punches and referee Marc Goddard had no choice but to stop the fight.
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The 51-second finish moved Aslan to 2-0 in his UFC career with a pair of knockouts already on his resume.
“After this left hook, I watch him in the eyes,” Aslan said about his knockout win. “This is just the beginning of the end. I just crashed. I have Turkish power in my hands. If I touch somebody, he’s already done.”
Since arriving from The Contender Series, Aslan appeared to be a name to watch but he’s looked very impressive in his short time spent in the octagon thus far.
He’s now riding a five-fight win streak overall and his UFC debut already allowed him to avenge the only loss of his career when he put away Anton Turkalj back in March.
“I am coming for all of you,” Aslan shouted when he was asked who he wanted next.
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