Too soon? Despite a crushing knockout loss to current lightweight kingpin Islam Makhachev last October, reigning featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski will return to the 145-pound weight class to battle undefeated title contender Ilia Topuria in the UFC 298 PPV headliner on Feb. 17 in “The Golden State.”
Event: UFC 298: “Volkanovski vs. Topuria”
Date: Sat., Feb. 17, 2024
Location: Honda Center in Anaheim, California
Broadcast: ESPN+ PPV, ESPN, ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET Prelims | 10 p.m. ET Main Card)
UFC 298 PPV Main Event On ESPN+:
145 lbs.: UFC Featherweight Champion Alex Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria
UFC 298 PPV Main Card On ESPN+:
185 lbs.: Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa
170 lbs.: Geoff Neal vs. Ian Machado Garry?
135 lbs.: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Henry Cejudo
185 lbs.: Anthony Hernandez vs. Roman Kopylov
UFC 298 Late ‘Prelims’ On ESPN/ESPN+ (8 p.m. ET):
115 lbs.: Amanda Lemos vs. Mackenzie Dern265 lbs.: Marcos Rogerio de Lima () vs. Justin Tafa () — CANCELED (details here)
135 lbs.: Rinya Nakamura vs. Carlos Vera
205 lbs.: Mingyang Zhang vs. Brendson Ribeiro
170 lbs.: Danny Barlow vs. Josh Quinlan
UFC 298 Early ‘Prelims’ On ESPN+ (6:30 p.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Val Woodburn vs. Oban Elliott
125 lbs.: Andrea Lee vs. Miranda Maverick
*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change.*
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