IRVINE, Calif. – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 298 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
The early weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Irvine, Calif., and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 8 p.m. ET at Honda Center in nearby Anaheim. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).
Among those 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 main event, and Paulo Costa (14-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and former middleweight champ Robert Whittaker (24-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC), who fight in the co-feature.
The full UFC 298 weigh-in results include:
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. Justin 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 ()
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