Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC), a former UFC featherweight champ, has taken a long road back to a title shot after losing all three fights in a trilogy with Volkanovski. A lopsided win over Arnold Allen followed by back-to-back knockouts of Chan Sung Jung and Justin Gaethje have brought the Hawaiian back to this point.

Ilia Topuria makes the first defence of his UFC Featherweight Championship when he takes on Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 308 on Saturday evening. The 27-year-old took the gold with an upset win over Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 in February, but is already in no doubt as to where he sits in terms of the very best fighters in the sport.