UFC 298 RESULTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, POST PRESSER & SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION
By MMA News
UFC 298 Results: Main Card
- Featherweight Championship Main Event: Ilia Topuria def. Alexander Volkanovski via KO: R2, 3.32
- Middleweight Co-Main Event: Robert Whittaker def. Paulo Costa via unanimous decision (29-28×2, 30-27)
- Welterweight: Ian Garry def. Geoff Neal via split decision (30-27×2, 28-29)
- Bantamweight: Merab Dvalishvili def. Henry Cejudo via unanimous decision (29-28×3)
- Middleweight: Anthony Hernandez def. Roman Kopylov via TKO: R2, 3.23
Preliminary Card
- Strawweight: Amanda Lemos def. Mackenzie Dern via unanimous decision (29-28×3)
- Heavyweight: Marcos Rogério de Lima def. Junior Tafa via TKO: R2, 1.14
- Bantamweight: Rinya Nakamura def. Carlos Vera via unanimous decision (30-27×3)
- Light Heavyweight: Zhang Mingyang def. Brendson Ribeiro via KO: R1, 1.41
Early Preliminary Card
- Welterweight: Danny Barlow def. Josh Quinlan via TKO: R3, 1.18
- Welterweight: Oban Elliott def. Val Woodburn via unanimous decision (30-27×2, 29-28)
- Flyweight: Miranda Maverick def. Andrea Lee via unanimous decision (30-27×2, 29-28)
Preliminary Card Highlights
Danny Barlow def. Josh Quinlan
Danny Barlow marked his UFC debut with a TKO of Josh Quinlan in the third round of their welterweight bout.
Zhang Mingyang def. Brendson Ribeiro
In this light heavyweight bout, Zhang Mingyang earned a quick KO of Brendson Ribeiro on his UFC debut.
Marcos Rogério de Lima def. Junior Tafa
In this heavyweight bout, Marcos Rogério de Lima put Junior Tafa on the canvas with multiple crippling calf kicks, before earning the TKO with ground strikes early in the second round.
Main Card Highlights
Anthony Hernandez def. Roman Kopylov
Opening the main card, Anthony Hernandez sunk in a rear-naked choke to get the win against Roman Kopylov in the second round.
Merab Dvalishvili def. Henry Cejudo
In this bantamweight bout, Merab Dvalishvili earned a unanimous decision victory over Henry Cejudo.
Ian Garry def. Geoff Neal
In this welterweight scrap, Ian Garry did just enough to remain undefeated, earning a split decision win over Geoff Neal.
Robert Whittaker def. Paulo Costa
The co-main event delivered a banger, with Robert Whittaker getting it done via unanimous decision against Paulo Costa.
Ilia Topuria def. Alexander Volkanovski
In the main event, Ilia Topuria claimed the UFC featherweight title with a brutal KO of Alexander Volkanovski.