A champion and former titleholder had been available forward of the UFC 308 ceremonial weigh-ins Friday to fulfill and greet followers and allow them to inside their processes.

New bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili and former featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski took half in a fan Q&A with moderator and UFC broadcast voice John Gooden at Etihad Enviornment in Abu Dhabi, which additionally hosts Saturday’s card (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN+).

Try the complete Q&A with Dvalishvili and Volkanovski above.

UFC 308 lineup

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 2 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway – for featherweight title
  • Khamzat Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker
  • Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakic
  • Dan Ige vs. Lerone Murphy
  • Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 10 a.m. ET)

  • Rafael dos Anjos vs. Geoff Neal
  • Myktybek Orolbai vs. Mateusz Rebecki
  • Brunno Ferreira vs. Abus Magomedov
  • Chris Barnett vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
  • Farid Basharat vs. Victor Hugo
  • Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Carlos Leal
  • Ibo Aslan vs. Rafael Cerqueira
  • Ismail Naurdiev vs. Bruno Silva