Sean O’Malley and Dustin Poirier disagree with Michael Bisping in Ilia Topuria v Max Holloway UFC 308 predictions
Sean O’Malley and Dustin Poirier disagree with Michael Bisping in their UFC 308 main event predictions.
UFC 308 takes place in Abu Dhabi on Saturday evening and is headlined by Ilia Topuria defending his featherweight belt for the first time against Max Holloway.
The main card is set to begin at 7pm BST as Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev also battle it out in a five-round co-main event.
“I’ve got to go with the champ. I’ve got to go with Ilia Topuria,” Bisping said.
“Look, listen, there’s more than one way to skin a cat when it comes to mixed martial arts. The way Max Holloway skins a cat, he does it great.
“He’s a striker. He’s got beautiful jujitsu. He’s got wrestling as well and the ground and pound is fantastic.
“But Ilia Topuria has got many different choices. Can he go five rounds? Absolutely. There’s no reason why we can’t doubt Topuria’s ability to go five rounds.”
Topuria made his UFC debut in October 2020 and won the featherweight belt for the first time by knocking out Alexander Volkanovski in February.