IRVINE, Calif. – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting stay from Friday’s official UFC 298 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at midday ET (9 a.m. PT).
The early weigh-ins happen on the UFC host resort in Irvine, Calif., and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the followers, which occur at 8 p.m. ET at Honda Heart in close by Anaheim. The identical venue hosts Saturday’s occasion (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).
Amongst these weighing in are featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski (26-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) and unbeaten challenger Ilia Topuria (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), who meet in the primary occasion, and Paulo Costa (14-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and former middleweight champ Robert Whittaker (24-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC), who battle within the co-feature.
The complete UFC 298 weigh-in outcomes embody:
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 ()
Rinya Nakamura () vs. Carlos Vera ()
Zhang Mingyang () vs. Brendson Ribeiro ()
Danny Barlow () vs. Josh Quinlan ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Oban Elliott () vs. Val Woodburn ()
Andrea Lee () vs. Miranda Maverick ()
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