Max Holloway is the more proven fighter, but oddsmakers have listed him as a slight underdog against UFC featherweight champ Ilia Topuria.
Ilia Topuriawill look to make his first featherweight title defense when he takes on former champion Max Holloway in the UFC 308 main event.
At 27, undefeated Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) is the first UFC champion from Spain. He claimed the featherweight title with a second-round knockout of Alexander Volkanovski in February at UFC 298. The title-winning victory completed a fast rise to the top for Topuria, who got there after wins over Bryce Mitchell and Josh Emmett.
Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC), 32, will attempt to reclaim the 145-pound title in a third try after losing it to Volkanovski in December 2019 and then coming up short in the rematch and trilogy that followed. Since his latest loss to Volkanovski, Holloway has strung together three consecutive impressive victories against Arnold Allen, Chan Sung Jung and most recently a Knockout of the Year candidate vs. Justin Gaethje in a lightweight bout to claim the BMF title.
FanDuel released the odds for the bout, with Topuria listed as a -205 favorite and Holloway a +158 underdog.
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