The UFC’s subsequent pay-per-view in Abu Dhabi is beginning to take form with the addition of a compelling welterweight matchup.
Former light-weight champion Rafael dos Anjos will stay at 170 kilos to tackle Geoff Neal at UFC 308, which fits down Oct. 26 on Yas Island with a most important card on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
The matchup between dos Anjos (33-16 MMA, 21-14 UFC) and Neal (15-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) was introduced throughout Saturday’s UFC on ABC 7 broadcast.
Dos Anjos, 39, has bounced between welterweight and light-weight lately with combined outcomes. He’s 3-3 in his previous six fights, and is coming off back-to-back determination losses in opposition to Mateusz Gamrot and Vicente Luque.
The Brazilian will possible get a extra striking-based bout this time round, as a result of Neal, 33, is among the hardest hitters within the division. He’s in want of a win himself, as a result of his most up-to-date octagon appearances have been a break up determination in opposition to Ian Machado Garry at UFC 298 in February and a third-round submission defeat to Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 285 in March 2023.
The newest UFC 308 lineup now consists of:
- Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway – for featherweight title
- Khamzat Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker
- Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakic
- Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov
- Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
- Dan Ige vs. Lerone Murphy
- Rafael dos Anjos vs. Geoff Neal
- Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
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