Conor McGregor came to the defense of his former foe, Max Holloway, ahead of UFC 308.

Ilia Topuria has a massive fight ahead of him, but he still has time for a couple of side feuds. Ahead of his first featherweight title defense against Max Holloway at UFC 308 on Oct. 26, Topuria has found himself embroiled in verbal beefs with welterweight champion Belal Muhammad and now,

Conor McGregor was in Spain for BKFC on Saturday and said he’s fighting Dan Hooker on February 1 in Saudi Arabia. There's only one problem; the UFC hasn't confirmed it.

With Chandler moving on to a rematch with Charles Oliveira Nov. 16 in the UFC 309 co-main event, McGregor has shifted his attention to Dan Hooker, who was cornering Oscar Willis at the BKFC event in Marbella. The pair verbally agreed to fight in February, but Hooker says it’s a matter of getting the UFC on board for the idea.

There’s no doubt that McGregor is outspoken and always says what’s on his mind. With the buzz around UFC 308, ‘Notorious’ made it clear that he is backing the Hawaiian fighter. He expressed that Holloway has earned everything he’s achieved, is currently the BMF title holder, and dismissed Topuria, calling Holloway the real deal.

After a somewhat underwhelming showing at UFC 307, the world’s premier mixed martial arts league is back with a vengeance for UFC 308, which features one of the year’s biggest title fights between Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway on Oct.

Chael Sonnen doubts Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway will go the distance. Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) defends his featherweight title against Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC) in the UFC 308 main event Oct.