Competing for a UFC featherweight belt for the first time since July 2022, Waianae's Max Holloway faced Ilia Topuria in the main event of UFC 308 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi and lost via technical knockout in the third round. Topuria improved to 16-0, while Holloway dropped to 26-8, losing via TKO for the first time in his career. All the latest sports news from Hawaii's sports station The first two rounds between Topruria and Holloway were competitive in striking, with Topuria also landing a takedown in the first round. In the third round, Topuria dropped Holloway with a left hook and finished the fight with a flurry of punches and was pulled away with 3:26 left in the third round, winning his first featherweight title defense after unseating Alexander Volkanovski in February. After the fight, it was revealed the judges had the fight scored at 20-18, 20-18, 19-19 in favor of Topuria heading into round 3. Despite the loss, Holloway's presence in the octagon came with multiple milestone. It was his 30th UFC fight and 10th title fight with the organization. Spooktacular picks: Top 10 must-watch horror flicks to scream your way through the Halloween season Meanwhile, in the second fight of the main card, Kahuku's Dan Ige lost a unanimous decision to Lerone Murphy. Ige landed a takedown and a notable knockdown in the first round but could not maintain his striking in the final two rounds. All three judges scored the fight 29-28 in favor of Murphy, who improved to 15-0-1. Meanwhile, Ige dropped to 18-9.