Off to a 3-0 start in his UFC tenure, Magomedov (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is yet to taste defeat in his career. A win here would give Magomedov is third win of 2024. … Petrosyan (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) is coming off a first-round submission loss to Rodolfo Vieira this past February. Prior to that setback, he’d won two fights in a row.

In this contest between middleweight striking specialists, Sharaputdin Magomedov will finally run into an MMA striker who can keep up with his kicks. One of the main pieces of advice given to fighters who are facing a kick-heavy attack is to kick them right back.

Shara Magomedov is undefeated, but his road to now hasn't exactly been challenging, and Petrosyan will be a wake-up call. Saturday’s UFC 308 main card kicks off with a middleweight bout between Shara Magomedov and Armen Petrosyan.