Abus Magomedov is the latest Russian addition to UFC 308 after agreeing to face Brunno Ferreira at the Oct. 26 card, multiple people with knowledge of the situation confirmed to MMA Fighting 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 on Khamzat Chimaev in the co-main event. The event takes place at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena.
Ferreira (12-1) was initially set to face Roman Kopylov on Aug. 24, but the Russian withdrew due to illness.
“Hulk” scored a pair of first-round knockouts in his most recent UFC appearances, winning performance bonuses for his brutal finishes of Phil Hawes and Dustin Stoltzfus.
Magomedov (26-6-1) won a decision over Warlley Alves in his most recent fight in May, rebounding from back-to-back decision losses to Caio Borralho and Sean Strickland.
The 33-year-old Dagestani has finished 14 of his 26 MMA wins by knockout, including a 19-second stoppage of Stoltzfus in his octagon debut.
