Said Nurmagomedov–Daniel Santos Bout Canceled at UFC 308
UFC 308’s scheduled bantamweight bout between Said Nurmagomedov and Daniel Santos was canceled three days before the event, per the UFC.
A matchup that was canceled
The UFC announced the bout as part of the UFC 308 lineup, but later said Santos had been removed and the fight was canceled. The promotion did not give a public reason in its event update. MMA Fighting reported the cancellation on October 23.
What the original booking meant
Before the cancellation, the scheduled fight offered Said Nurmagomedov and Santos a chance to add a bantamweight win to their UFC records. Any discussion of rankings or career implications was prospective; no result can be attributed to this matchup.
UFC 308 proceeded without the bout on October 26, 2024. The official event page lists the card and results.
The Fighters’ Results Before the Booking
Nurmagomedov’s preceding appearance was a first-round submission victory over Muin Gafurov at UFC 294 on October 21, 2023. He secured the guillotine after 73 seconds, rebounding from a unanimous-decision defeat to Jonathan Martinez earlier that year. The planned UFC 308 appearance would have brought him back to Abu Dhabi approximately a year after that quick finish.
Santos had won his previous two UFC bouts, stopping John Castaneda in October 2022 and defeating Johnny Munoz by unanimous decision in June 2023. Those results gave the original booking competitive interest: each fighter was coming from a victory, although both had spent a substantial period away from competition by October 2024.
The cancellation prevented that comparison from being tested inside the Octagon. Their earlier results remain part of the background to the announcement, while UFC 308 itself supplied no new win, loss or performance for either man. The video and booking discussion should consequently be read as coverage of a proposed contest that did not take place.
Career references: Nurmagomedov’s UFC profile and Santos’s UFC profile.
