Updated UFC 298 Fight Card, PPV Lineup

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 Dern
265 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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