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What time does Robert Whittaker fight Khamzat Chimaev in Australia?

What time does Robert Whittaker fight Khamzat Chimaev in Australia?

Australian Robert Whittaker can get one step closer to another world title fight when he faces undefeated Russian Khamzat Chimaev while the featherweight crown is on the line as Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway face off in the main event of UFC 308.

But what time can you expect the two biggest fights of the card to get underway?

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Well, since the fight is in Abu Dhabi it will mean waking up a little bit earlier than usual here in Australia, with the prelims starting at 1am AEDT and main card slated to begin at 5am.

You can expect Holloway and Topuria to make their walks to the octagon at around 8am, depending on how long the earlier fights go, with Whittaker to fight Chimaev at around 7.30am.