Your complete guide to UFC 298, including the Alexander Volkanovski v Ilia Topuria start time, fight card and TV coverage details.
UFC 298 offers up a terrific title scrap between Alexander Volkanovski and Ilia Topuria in Anaheim, California, USA this weekend.
Featherweight champion Volkanovski has successfully defended the title since a victory over Max Holloway at UFC 245 in 2019.
He has enjoyed such dominance over the featherweight division that he went for a shot at lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. However, he was defeated twice, most recently in October 2023 – his latest UFC showdown.
Volkanovski will be determined to return to winning ways when he faces rising superstar Ilia Topuria, who enters the Octagon with a spotless 14-0 winning record.
The 27-year-old is ranked as the No.3 challenger in the featherweight division and he will see this as a huge opportunity to demonstrate his talents against a high-calibre opponent. They don’t come a whole lot more challenging than Volkanovski.
RadioTimes.com brings you full details of UFC 298, including UK time, TV channel, live stream details and the fight card.
What is the UFC 298 start time?
UFC 298 TV coverage will start at 1am UK time in the early hours of Sunday 18th February 2024.
The main card is expected to start around 3am UK time.
UFC 298 on TV and live stream
UFC 298 will be shown on TNT Sports 2 from 1am.
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You can also tune in with a TNT Sports monthly pass without signing up to a contract.
Regular subscribers can also stream events via the TNT Sports website or the TNT Sports app on a variety of devices including laptops, smartphones and tablets.
Watch UFC 298 in the US
US fans can watch the event live in the US via ESPN+. On its own, ESPN+ costs $10.99 per month or $109.99 per year. UFC 298 will cost an additional $79.99 as it is a PPV event, meaning you can get UFC 298 and a year of ESPN+ for $134.98.
You can also combine a Disney Plus subscription with ESPN+ for just $14.99 per month, but the main event will cost extra.
UFC 298 fight card
Main card – on TNT Sports 2 from 3am
- Alexander Volkanovski (C) v Ilia Topuria – featherweight title
- Robert Whittaker v Paulo Costa – middleweight
- Geoff Neal v Ian Machado Garry – welterweight
- Merab Dvalishvili v Henry Cejudo – bantamweight
- Anthony Hernandez v Roman Kopylov – middleweight
Preliminary card – on TNT Sports 2 from 1am
- Amanda Lemos v Mackenzie Dern – women’s strawweight
- Marcos Rogerio de Lima v Justin Tafa – heavyweight
- Rinya Nakamura v Carlos Vera – weight
- Zhang Mingyang v Brendson Ribeiro – light heavyweight
Early preliminary card – not live on UK TV
- Josh Quinlan v Danny Barlow – welterweight
- Oban Elliott v Val Woodburn – welterweight
- Andrea Lee v Miranda Maverick – women’s flyweight
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