ANAHEIM, Calif. – The UFC 298 pre-fight press conference went down Thursday and it was the initial opportunity to get a look at fighter staredowns for the second numbered event of 2024.
The card, which is headlined by a featherweight title bout between Alexander Volkanovski (26-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) and Ilia Topuria (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), goes down Saturday at Honda Center with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
In addition to the main event, a stacked slate of matchups round out the undercard. That includes Robert Whittaker (24-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) vs. Paulo Costa (14-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Geoff Neal (15-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) vs. Ian Machado Garry (13-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), Merab Dvalishvili (16-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) vs. Henry Cejudo (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) and Anthony Hernandez (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) vs. Roman Kopylov (12-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC).
All five pairings were in attendance at the pre-fight press conference, where they answered questions and engaged in faceoffs.
Check out the video above to see all the staredowns.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 298.
