UFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria airs reside on pay-per-view from Honda Middle in Anaheim, California on Sunday, February 18 (AEDT). The battle card contains a sequence of MMA bouts with two titles contested on the night time.
In the principle occasion, Alexander Volkanovski of Australia defends his 145-pound belt in opposition to Germany-born Georgian-Spanish contender Ilia Topuria. Within the co-main occasion, New Zealand-Australian former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker faces former title challenger Paulo Costa of Brazil.
UFC 298 PPV battle card
Australian Alexander Volkanovski (26-3) defends his featherweight title for the sixth time and appears to return to successful methods. In his earlier bout final October, Sydney’s 35-year-old was KO’d by light-weight champion Islam Makhachev within the first spherical of their quick discover rematch. In his earlier title defence final July, the Wollongong, NSW native stopped Yair Rodriguez within the third spherical.
Georgian-Spanish Ilia Topuria (14-0) makes his first try to develop into champion and appears to enhance his unbeaten report. No. 3-ranked featherweight contender received his earlier bout final June by unanimous choice in opposition to Josh Emmett. In 2022, Halle, Germany-born 27-year-old submitted Bryce Mitchell and KO’d Jai Herbert within the second spherical.
Sydney-based Robert Whittaker (24-7) is seeking to rebound from the defeat by TKO within the first spherical in opposition to Dricus du Plessis final July. In September 2022, the 33-year-old native of Auckland, New Zealand earned a unanimous choice in opposition to Marvin Vettori.
32-year-old Paulo Costa (14-2) targets his second win in a row. The Belo Horizonte, Brazil native received his earlier bout final August by unanimous choice in opposition to former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold.
Additionally on the PPV card, Geoff Neal (14-5) of the U.S. goes up in opposition to unbeaten Ian Garry (13-0) of Eire at welterweight. As effectively, Georgian bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili (16-4) takes on American former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo (16-3). Kicking off the motion, Anthony Hernandez (11-2) of the U.S. faces Roman Kopylov (12-2) at middleweight.
Preliminary card & early prelims
The highest of UFC 298 preliminary card pits Brazil’s former title challenger Amanda Lemos (13-3-1) in opposition to American Mackenzie Dern (13-4) at ladies’s strawweight. Additionally on the cardboard, Brazilian heavyweight Marcos Rogerio de Lima (21-10-1) meets Brisbane-based Justin Tafa (7-3) of Auckland, New Zealand.
Plus, unbeaten Rinya Nakamura (8-0) of Japan squares off in opposition to Carlos Vera (11-3) of Ecuador at bantamweight. As well as, Zhang Mingyang (16-6) of China and Brendson Ribeiro (15-5) of Brazil go face to face at mild heavyweight.
Among the many early prelims, Josh Quinlan (6-1) and unbeaten Danny Barlow (7-0) conflict in an all-American contest at welterweight. Additionally at welterweight, Oban Elliott (9-2) of Wales fights Val Woodburn (7-1) of Japan. The motion begins with an all-American ladies’s flyweight bout between Andrea Lee (13-8) and Miranda Maverick (12-5).
When does UFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria begin in Australia?
In Australia, UFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria airs reside stream on Kayo. The beginning time is scheduled for Sunday, February 18 at 2 pm AEDT.
The PPV price is $59.95. Subscription shouldn’t be required to buy this PPV.
The preliminary card begins at 12 pm AEDT on Kayo. The early prelims begin at 10 am AEDT on UFC Combat Cross.
UFC 298 Australia time by State & Territory capitals
MMA followers in Australia can watch UFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria reside stream on Kayo on Sunday, February 18. The beginning time in Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart and Canberra is scheduled for two pm AEDT.
UFC 298 begin time in Brisbane is scheduled for 1 pm AEST. In Adelaide for 1:30 pm ACDT. In Darwin for 12:30 pm ACST. In Perth for 11 am AWST.
Full battle card
The present UFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria battle card seems as the next:
Principal card
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria, featherweight – Volkanovski’s UFC featherweight title
Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa, middleweight
Geoff Neal vs. Ian Machado Garry, welterweight
Merab Dvalishvili vs. Henry Cejudo, bantamweight
Anthony Hernandez vs. Roman Kopylov, middleweight
Prelims
Amanda Lemos vs. Mackenzie Dern, ladies’s strawweight
Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Justin Tafa, heavyweight
Rinya Nakamura vs. Carlos Vera, bantamweight
Mingyang Zhang vs. Brendson Ribeiro, mild heavyweight
Early prelims
Josh Quinlan vs. Danny Barlow, welterweight
Oban Elliott vs. Val Woodburn, welterweight
Andrea Lee vs. Miranda Maverick, ladies’s flyweight
