UFC 298 weigh-ins: How much do headliners officially weigh heading into upcoming Fight Night event?

The highly anticipated UFC 298 is scheduled to take place this Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

The main event of the second pay-per-view event of 2024 will feature Alexander Volkanovski defending his UFC featherweight title against Ilia Topuria.

The official weigh-ins for the event are currently underway today, Friday, Feb. 16, at the host hotel in California. Volkanovski was the first fighter to step onto the scale, recording a weight of 144.5 pounds. Subsequently, Topuria also weighed in at 144.5 pounds, with both fighters coming in half a pound under the featherweight title bout limit.

In the co-main event of UFC 298, Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa are scheduled to face off in a significant middleweight bout. Whittaker weighed in at 185.5 pounds, and Costa matched his weight by also tipping the scale at 185.5 pounds, officially confirming their matchup.

The official weigh-in will be followed by UFC 298 ceremonial weigh-ins for fans at the Honda Center at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT on the same day in the United States, corresponding to a 1 AM GMT start on Saturday, Feb. 17, in the United Kingdom.

This public event is free and open to all. Fans worldwide can watch the live stream of the ceremonial weigh-ins on multiple platforms such as UFC.com, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Instagram, and TikTok.

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Complete results for UFC 298: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria weigh-in

Main Card

Alexander Volkanovski (144.5) vs. Ilia Topuria (144.5): featherweight title

Robert Whittaker (185.5) vs. Paulo Costa (185.5): middleweight

Geoff Neal (170.5) vs. Ian Machado Garry (170.5): welterweight

Merab Dvalishvilli (135) vs. Henry Cejudo (135): bantamweight

Anthony Hernandez (185.5) vs. Roman Kopylov (185): middleweight

Preliminary Card

Amanda Lemos (115.5) vs. Mackenzie Dern (116): strawweight

Marcos Rogerio de Lima (261.5) vs. Junior Tafa (249)*: heavyweight

Rinya Nakamura (135.5) vs. Carlos Vera (135.5): bantamweight

Zhang Mingyang (204.5) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (205.5): light heavyweight

Josh Quinlan (169) vs. Danny Barlow (171): welterweight

Oban Elliott (170.5) vs. Val Woodburn (169.5): welterweight

Andrea Lee (125.5) vs. Miranda Maverick (126): women's flyweight

*Following Justin Tafa's injury, he was withdrawn from his scheduled heavyweight bout against Marcos Rogerio de Lima. Junior Tafa, Justin's brother, received approval from the California State Athletic Commission as a last-minute replacement and will now face Rogerio de Lima.