Professional Fighters League
veteran Carlos
Leal Miranda
has agreed to face Rinat
Fakhretdinov
on less than a week’s notice at UFC
308
.

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Leal is a replacement for Nursulton
Ruziboev
, who withdrew from the card for undisclosed reasons.
Eurosport was first to report the new
welterweight booking. UFC 308 takes place on Saturday at Etihad
Arena in Abu Dhabi and is headlined by a featherweight championship
tilt between Ilia
Topuria
and Max
Holloway
.

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After picking up two victories on the PFL Challenger Series, Leal
went 3-2 in the PFL, earning finishes against Dilano
Taylor
and David
Zawada
during his stint. The 30-year-old Brazilian has compiled
a 21-5 career mark over the course of a professional tenure that
began in 2012. He is coming off back-to-back first-round finishes
in LFA and UAE Warriors in 2024.

Russai’s Fakhretdinov is 4-01 in five Octagon appearances thus far.
Most recently, the 33-year-old American Top Team representative
took a split verdict over Nicolas
Dalby
at UFC on ABC 6 on June 22.

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