UFC 308 opens with Max Holloway taking on Ilia Topuria

The UFC returns to Abu Dhabi on Saturday with a superstar at the helm as he looks to reclaim a title that once belonged to him.

The UFC has released the UFC 308 Cold Open video. The card features a featherweight title fight between champion Ilia Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and former champion Max Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC).

The video is narrated by actor and regular UFC announcer Ron Perlman and has a background soundtrack of “Unleash The Power” by Hidden Citizens featuring Rayelle and Sam Tinnesz. This song was recently featured in the Netflix series “Blue Eye Samurai.”

The cold open also features the co-main event middleweight title eliminator between undefeated Khamzat Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and former champion Robert Whittaker (27-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC).

Check out the UFC 308 cold open video above.

UFC 308 (pay-per-view, ESPN+) takes place on Saturday at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

MAIN CARD (Pay-Per-View, 2:00 p.m. ET)

• Champ Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway – for the featherweight title
• Khamzat Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker
• Magomed Ankalaev vs Aleksandar Rakic
• Dan Ige vs. Lerone Murphy
• Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan

PRELIMINARY MAP (ESPN+, 10 a.m. ET)

• Rafael dos Anjos vs. Geoff Neal
• Myktybek Orolbai vs. Mateusz Rebecki
• Brunno Ferreira vs. Abus Magomedov
• Chris Barnett vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
• Farid Basharat vs. Victor Hugo
• Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Carlos Leal
• Ibo Aslan vs. Rafael Cerqueira
• Ismail Naurdiev vs. Bruno Silva

For more information on the card, check out MMA Junkie’s UFC 308 event hub.