UFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria airs live on PPV from Honda Center in Anaheim, California on Saturday, February 17. The fight card features a series of MMA bouts with the featherweight title contested in the headliner of the show.
In the five-round main event, Alexander Volkanovski (26-3) of Australia makes the sixth defense of his 145-pound title against No. 3 ranked Georgian-Spanish contender Ilia Topuria (14-0). In the co-main event, New Zealand-Australian former middleweight champion and No. 3 Robert Whittaker (24-7) takes on former title challenger and No. 6 Paulo Costa (14-2) of Brazil.
Also on the PPV card a welterweight bout between No. 8 Geoff Neal (14-5) of the U.S. and No. 10 Ian Garry (13-0) of Ireland. Plus, American former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo (16-3) faces Georgian No. 2 bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili (16-4). In addition, No. 15 Anthony Hernandez (11-2) of the U.S. meets Roman Kopylov (12-2) at middleweight. The full fight card can be found below.
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria start time
United States
Date: Saturday, February 17
Broadcast: ESPN+ PPV
Main card: 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT
Preliminary card: 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT
Early prelims: 6:30 pm ET / 3:30 pm PT
United Kingdom
Date: Saturday, February 17 – Sunday, February 18
Broadcast: TNT Sports Box Office
Main card: 3 am GMT
Preliminary card: 1 am GMT
Early prelims: 11:30 pm GMT
Australia
Date: Sunday, February 18
Broadcast: Kayo
Main card: 2 pm AEDT / 11 am AWST
Preliminary card: 12 pm AEDT / 9 am AWST
Early prelims: 10:30 am AEDT / 7:30 am AWST
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria results
The complete UFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria results look as the following:
Main card
- Ilia Topuria def. Alexander Volkanovski by KO (punch, R2 at 3:32) – wins UFC featherweight title | Watch highlights
- Robert Whittaker def. Paulo Costa by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) | Watch finish
- Ian Machado Garry def. Geoff Neal by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
- Merab Dvalishvili def. Henry Cejudo by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Anthony Hernandez def. Roman Kopylov by submission (rear-naked choke, R2 at 3:23) | Watch finish
Prelims
- Amanda Lemos def. Mackenzie Dern by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Marcos Rogerio de Lima def. Junior Tafa by TKO (leg kick and punches, R2 at 1:14) | Watch finish
- Rinya Nakamura def. Carlos Vera by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Mingyang Zhang def. Brendson Ribeiro by KO (punches, R1 at 1:41) | Watch highlights
Early prelims
- Danny Barlow def. Josh Quinlan by TKO (punches, R3 at 1:18) | Watch finish
- Oban Elliott def. Val Woodburn by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Miranda Maverick def. Andrea Lee by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)