UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria Card, Event Date, Venue, How & When to Buy Tickets Information

The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Honda Center with a blockbuster featherweight championship bout that will see Alexander Volkanovski defend against undefeated No. 5 ranked contender Ilia Topuria.

Unbeaten at 145 pounds, Volkanovski (26-3, fighting out of Windang, NSW, Australia) plans to kick off his 2024 campaign by securing his sixth UFC featherweight title defense.

Volkanovski holds impressive victories over Yair Rodriguez, Max Holloway and Brian Ortega. Volkanovski now intends to hand Topuria his first career loss in emphatic fashion.

A well-rounded competitor with heavy hands, Topuria (14-0, fighting out of Alicante, Spain) hopes to keep his undefeated record intact by dethroning Volkanovski with a career-defining performance.

Topuria holds memorable wins against Josh Emmett, Bryce Mitchell and Ryan Hall. Topuria now aims to finish Volkanovski and begin his reign atop the featherweight ladder.

Also in the co-main event of UFC 298, No. 2 ranked contender Merab Dvalishvili collides with former champion and No. 3 ranked Henry Cejudo in a pivotal bantamweight clash..

A relentless grappler and striker, Dvalishvili (16-4, fighting out of Long Island, N.Y. by way of Tbilisi, Georgia) has his sight set on taking out another former UFC champion.

Surging Dvalishvili has earned notable victories over Petr Yan, Jose Aldo and Marlon Moraes. Dvalishvili now looks to stake his claim for a title shot by securing his 10th consecutive win.

Former two-division champion and a 2008 Olympic gold medal wrestler, Cejudo (16-3, fighting out of Phoenix, Ariz.) plans to hand Dvalishvili his first loss in six years.

Cejudo has delivered exciting victories against Dominick Cruz, T.J. Dillashaw and Demetrius Johnson. Cejudo now aims to make his case for a championship opportunity by halting Dvalishvili's momentum with a dominant performance.

Additional bouts on the UFC 298 card include

• No. 3 ranked strawweight contender Tatiana Suarez (11-0, fighting out of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) hopes to remain undefeated when she takes on No. 4 Amanda Lemos (13-3-1, fighting out of Pará, Brazil).
• No. 9 ranked heavyweight contender Tai Tuivasa (15-6, fighting out of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia) locks horns with No. 10 Marcin Tybura (24-8, fighting out of Uniejow, Poland).
• No. 15 ranked middleweight contender Anthony Hernandez (11-2 1NC, fighting out of Dunnigan, Calif.) squares off with rising Ikram Aliskerov (15-1, fighting out of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia).
• No. 14 ranked flyweight contender Andrea Lee (13-8, fighting out of Shreveport, La.) battles Miranda Maverick (14-5, fighting out of Denver, Colo. by way of Buffalo, Mo.).
• Marcos Rogerio de Lima (21-10-1, fighting out of Ribeirâo Pires, Brazil) faces Justin Tafa (7-3 1NC, fighting out of Brisbane, Australia) in a hard-hitting heavyweight tilt.
• Zhang Mingyang (16-6, fighting out of Qingdao, China) takes on Brendson Ribeiro (15-5 1NC, fighting out of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil) in a clash of debuting light heavyweights.
• Yusaku Kinoshita (6-3, fighting out of Osaka, Japan) meets fellow Dana White's Contender Series signee Danny Barlow (7-0, fighting out of Memphis, Tenn.) at welterweight.

How to book tickets for UFC 298?

UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria tickets will go on sale Friday, December 15 at 10 AM PT and are available for purchase at ticketmaster.com. Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person.

UFC Fight Club members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets Wednesday, December 13 at 10 AM PT via the website www.ufcfightclub.com.

A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, December 14 starting at 10 AM PT. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through UFC.com.

UFC 298 Date, Timing & Broadcast Information

UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria takes place Saturday, February 17 in Anaheim, Calif. with the main card at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT on ESPN+ PPV. In India, the main card will be available on Sony Sports TEN 2 on Sunday, February 18 at 8:30 AM IST.

The prelims will be available on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, as well as simulcast in English and Spanish on ESPN+, at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. The early prelims will kick off at 6 PM ET/3 PM PT on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass.