Ilia Topuria faces fighter Alexander Volkanovski in one of the most anticipated fights in 2024. The Spanish-Georgian arrives as undefeated and as one of the great fashionable fighters of the UFC. His resounding record of 14 wins and 0 losses threatens the Australian ‘The Great’ Volkanovski, champion of the Featherweight category.
Ilia Topuria faces fighter Alexander Volkanovski in one of the most anticipated fights in 2024. The Spanish-Georgian arrives as undefeated and as one of the great fashionable fighters of the UFC. His resounding record of 14 wins and 0 losses threatens the Australian ‘The Great’ Volkanovski, champion of the Featherweight category.
Topuria arrives very hungry to overtake Volkanovski, who is defending his belt. The Oceanian’s baggage is 26 wins and 3 losses, where he will try to be the best fighter, as they play for the title of champion. The fight will take place at the Honda Cender in Anaheim, California, in the United States.
Topuria has never lost a fight, where he also arrives after defeating the current third classified in the Featherweight category, Josh Emmett. The Spanish-Georgian fighter knocked him down with quite a bit of superiority in a fight that took place in June 2023.
There is no doubt that he will be the great protagonist of the evening as he is the contender for the title of champion of the UFC Featherweight category, in addition to his great following of his fans in Spain, to whom he promises to bring a UFC evening to our country as soon as he wins the belt. Volkanovski, however, is the champion and, incidentally, the third in the Pound-for-Pound ranking.
Of course, the Australian lost two of his last three fights; both against Islam Makhachev, another great fighter with 25 wins and only one loss to his name. The last one was in October 2023, but now he wants to defend his championship belt.
Volkanovski’s experience could be decisive. The fighter likes to finish his opponents quickly, with 13 wins by knockout and 7 bouts finished in the first round. It is very likely that he will be more cautious against Topuria, but he will try to strike a blow first against the Spanish boxer, who is extremely confident and also promises to knock him down in the first round. He even dared to put on Volkanovski’s belt before the fight. Of course, the Main Event promises thrills.
When does the Topuria – Volkanovski fight take place?
The UFC 298 evening will take place in the early hours of Saturday, February 17 to Sunday, February 18 and is scheduled to start at 00:00 hours (Spanish time). With three preliminary fights. Starting at 2:00 a.m., the second preliminary card will begin (which are four) and at 4:00 a.m. the Main Card fights, which are another four.
Finally, the Main Event is scheduled to begin around 6:00 a.m. in the fight for the featherweight belt between Topuria and Volkanovski.
Where to watch the Topuria – Volkanovski fight?
This UFC event can only be seen exclusively in Spain on the Eurosport APP. It should remembered that this means that it will not be available on Eurosport channels 1 and 2. Included in some television operators such as the DAZN platform. In addition, we remind you that you will be able to follow all the information about the UFC Topuria – Volkanovski fight through the Mundo Deportivo website. Where you can follow it minute by minute.
