ACA 208 took place in Grozny on October 4. The main event was originally set to be a lightweight title bout between reigning champion Daud Shaikhaev and Bibert Tumenov, but Tumenov was not cleared to fight for medical reasons.
In the final bout, former ACA lightweight champion Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov made his welterweight debut and beat Gleison Tibau by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring it 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27.
Abdul-Rahman Dudaev defeated Vicente Vargas by unanimous decision. Jambulat Selimkhanov beat Kurban Taigibov, Aleksandr Podlesny defeated Rustam Kerimov, Abdul-Rahman Janaev beat Mikhail Dolgov, Kirill Grishchenko defeated Daniil Matsola, Magomed Sulumov beat Sheymon Moraes, and Herbert Batista defeated Uzair Abdurakov, all by unanimous decision.
Adlan Ibragimov knocked out Sergei Starodub in the third round. Timur Valiev submitted Shamil Boraev with a leg lock in the second round. Francisco Figueiredo stopped Yunus Evloev, Imam Vitakhanov stopped Magnus Conrado, and Vazha Tsiptauri stopped Ramzan Suleimanov by technical knockout.
Mark Hulme defeated Murad Abdulaev by unanimous decision, as did Umalat Israpilov over Kurban Gadzhiev, Hussein Kushagov over Evgeny Erokhin, Ali Suleimanov over Murad Khasaev, Magomed Malsagov over Artur Astakhov, Renan Oliveira over Tamirlan Ashakhanov, and Islam Geroev over Alan Gomes.
Adlan Ibragimov received the Performance of the Night bonus. The Fight of the Night award went to the bout between Jambulat Selimkhanov and Kurban Taigibov.
Vazha Tsiptauri, Imam Vitakhanov, Francisco Figueiredo and Timur Valiev each received a $5,000 bonus for finishing their fights early.
