UFC 298 takes place Saturday headlined by a featherweight title fight, but before the fights get underway, join MMA Junkie’s Farah Hannoun for a preview show right here at 5 p.m. ET.
In the main event, UFC featherweight champion [autotag]Alexander Volkanovski[/autotag] (26-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) attempts another successful title defense, this time against [autotag]Ilia Topuria[/autotag] (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC). Middleweight contenders [autotag]Paulo Costa[/autotag] (14-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and [autotag]Robert Whittaker[/autotag] (24-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) face off in a long-awaited showdown in the co-main event.
UFC 298 takes place at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
Below is the full lineup:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria – for featherweight title
- Paulo Costa vs. Robert Whittaker
- Ian Machado Garry vs. Geoff Neal
- Henry Cejudo vs. Merab Dvalishvili
- Anthony Hernandez vs. Roman Kopylov
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Lemos
- Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Junior Tafa
- Rinya Nakamura vs. Carlos Vera
- Zhang Mingyang vs. Brendson Ribeiro
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Danny Barlow vs. Josh Quinlan
- Oban Elliott vs. Val Woodburn
- Andrea Lee vs. Miranda Maverick
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 298.