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The highly anticipated UFC 298 is scheduled to take place this Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
The main event of the second pay-per-view event of 2024 will feature Alexander Volkanovski defending his UFC featherweight title against Ilia Topuria.
The official weigh-ins for the event are currently underway today, Friday, Feb. 16, at the host hotel in California. Volkanovski was the first fighter to step onto the scale, recording a weight of 144.5 pounds. Subsequently, Topuria also weighed in at 144.5 pounds, with both fighters coming in half a pound under the featherweight title bout limit.
In the co-main event of UFC 298, Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa are scheduled to face off in a significant middleweight bout. Whittaker weighed in at 185.5 pounds, and Costa matched his weight by also tipping the scale at 185.5 pounds, officially confirming their matchup.
The official weigh-in will be followed by UFC 298 ceremonial weigh-ins for fans at the Honda Center at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT on the same day in the United States, corresponding to a 1 AM GMT start on Saturday, Feb. 17, in the United Kingdom.
This public event is free and open to all. Fans worldwide can watch the live stream of the ceremonial weigh-ins on multiple platforms such as UFC.com, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Instagram, and TikTok.
Complete results for UFC 298: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria weigh-in
Main Card
Alexander Volkanovski (144.5) vs. Ilia Topuria (144.5): featherweight title
Robert Whittaker (185.5) vs. Paulo Costa (185.5): middleweight
Geoff Neal (170.5) vs. Ian Machado Garry (170.5): welterweight
Merab Dvalishvilli (135) vs. Henry Cejudo (135): bantamweight
Anthony Hernandez (185.5) vs. Roman Kopylov (185): middleweight
Preliminary Card
Amanda Lemos (115.5) vs. Mackenzie Dern (116): strawweight
Marcos Rogerio de Lima (261.5) vs. Junior Tafa (249)*: heavyweight
Rinya Nakamura (135.5) vs. Carlos Vera (135.5): bantamweight
Zhang Mingyang (204.5) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (205.5): light heavyweight
Josh Quinlan (169) vs. Danny Barlow (171): welterweight
Oban Elliott (170.5) vs. Val Woodburn (169.5): welterweight
Andrea Lee (125.5) vs. Miranda Maverick (126): women's flyweight
*Following Justin Tafa's injury, he was withdrawn from his scheduled heavyweight bout against Marcos Rogerio de Lima. Junior Tafa, Justin's brother, received approval from the California State Athletic Commission as a last-minute replacement and will now face Rogerio de Lima.
