UFC 298 Weigh-In Results: Volkanovski & Topuria Make Weight, One Fight Changed
Weigh-in day has arrived for UFC 298, which takes place this Saturday (February 17) at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
The weigh-ins will see 24 fighters step onto the scale today (February 16) in Anaheim ahead of the 12-fight main card scheduled to take place tomorrow night.
The stacked UFC 298 main card includes a featherweight title bout between Alexander Volkanovski and Ilia Topuria, and in the co-main event former middleweight king Robert Whittaker meets Paulo Costa.
Volkanovski and Topuria will clash in the UFC 298 main event.
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Unbeaten Ian Machado Garry will also return to settle things with Geoff Neal after Merab Dvalishili puts his lengthy win streak on the line against former two-division champion Henry Cejudo, and the main card action kicks off with a middleweight bout between Anthony Hernandez and Roman Kopylov.
The prelim portion of the event also features some intriguing matchups, and we’ve got you covered with the results of today’s weigh-ins as well as a live stream of the proceedings courtesy of UFC.
Make sure to check back with MMA Knockout this weekend for comprehensive coverage of UFC 298, including live results from the event and video highlights of all the action.
Main Card: (ESPN+ PPV, 10:00 p.m. ET)
• Main Event: Alexander Volkanovski (144.5) vs. Ilia Topuria (144.5) – For the UFC Featherweight Championship
• Co-Main Event: Robert Whittaker (185.5) vs. Paulo Costa (185.5)
• Geoff Neal (170.5) vs. Ian Machado Garry (170.5)
• Merab Dvalishvili (135) vs. Henry Cejudo (135)
• Anthony Hernandez (185.5) vs. Roman Kopylov (185)
Preliminary Card: (ESPN+, 8:00 p.m. ET)
• Amanda Lemos (115.5) vs. Mackenzie Dern (116)
• Marcos Rogério de Lima (261) vs. Junior Tafa (249)*
• Rinya Nakamura (135.5) vs. Carlos Vera (135.5)
• Mingyang Zhang (204.5) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (205.5)
Early Preliminary Card: (UFC Fight Pass, 6:00 p.m. ET)
• Josh Quinlan (169) vs. Danny Barlow (171)
• Val Woodburn (169.5) vs. Oban Elliott (170.5)
• Andrea Lee (125.5) vs. Miranda Maverick (126)
*Tafa stepped in on short notice to replace his brother Justin
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