It became known how much the participants of the UFC 298 tournament weighed at the moment of entering the octagon. The fight night took place on February 18 in Anaheim (USA).
As reported by As, the main fight contender Ilia Topuria was 65.5 kg at the official weigh-in, but by the time of the fight his weight was already 75.8 kg. Thus, Topuria gained 10.3 kg between the weigh-in and the fight. Ilia's opponent Alexander Volkanovski weighed 75.3 kg (+9.8 kg) at the time of the fight.
The fight between Topuria and Volkanovski headlined UFC 298, which took place on February 18 in Anaheim (USA). Ilia won the fight by knockout in the second round and won the UFC featherweight championship belt. He has 15 wins and no losses to his credit. Alexander has 26 wins and four losses.