Advertisement

UFC 298: Make your predictions for Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria

matt erickson
·4 min read

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 298 event in Anaheim, Calif.

Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of UFC 298 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+), which takes place at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

Make your picks below.

Andrea Lee vs. Miranda Maverick

Records: Lee (13-8 MMA, 5-6 UFC), Maverick (12-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Past five: Lee 2-3, Maverick 3-2
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Maverick -200, Lee +170

[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-andrea-lee-vs-mirand” customer=”mmajunkie”>

Oban Elliott vs. Val Woodburn

Records: Elliott (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Woodburn (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Elliott 5-0, Woodburn 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Elliott -290, Woodburn +235

[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-oban-elliott-vs-val-” customer=”mmajunkie”>

Danny Barlow vs. Josh Quinlan

Records: Barlow (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Quinlan (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Barlow 5-0, Quinlan 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Barlow -190, Quinlan +160

[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-danny-barlow-vs-josh” customer=”mmajunkie”>

Zhang Mingyang vs. Brendson Ribeiro

Records: Mingyang (16-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Ribeiro (15-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Mingyang 5-0, Ribeiro 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Mingyang -150, Ribeiro +125

[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-zhang-mingyang-vs-br” customer=”mmajunkie”>

Rinya Nakamura vs. Carlos Vera

Records: Nakamura (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Vera (11-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Nakamura 5-0, Vera 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Nakamura -900, Vera +600

[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-rinya-nakamura-vs-ca” customer=”mmajunkie”>

Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Justin Tafa

Records: Rogerio de Lima (21-9-1 MMA, 10-7 UFC), Tafa (7-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Past five: Rogerio de Lima 3-2, Tafa 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Rogerio de Lima -150, Tafa +125

[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-marcos-rogerio-de-li-ymk9″ customer=”mmajunkie”>

Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Lemos

Records: Dern (13-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC), Lemos (13-3-1 MMA, 7-3 UFC)
Past five: Dern 2-3, Lemos 3-2
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: Lemos No. 6, Dern No. 10
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Lemos -135, Dern +115

[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-mackenzie-dern-vs-am-NI6p” customer=”mmajunkie”>

Anthony Hernandez vs. Roman Kopylov

Records: Hernandez (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Kopylov (12-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Hernandez 4-1, Kopylov 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Hernandez -170, Kopylov +140

[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-anthony-hernandez-vs-ez0K” customer=”mmajunkie”>

Henry Cejudo vs. Merab Dvalishvili

Records: Cejudo (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC), Dvalishvili (16-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC)
Past five: Cejudo 4-1, Dvalishvili 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Dvalishvili No. 2, Cejudo No. 9
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Dvalishvili -190, Cejudo +160

[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-henry-cejudo-vs-mera” customer=”mmajunkie”>

Ian Machado Garry vs. Geoff Neal

Records: Machado Garry (13-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), Neal (15-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC)
Past five: Machado Garry 5-0, Neal 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Neal No. 11, Mahado Garry No. 13
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Machado Garry -225, Neal +185

[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-ian-machado-garry-vs-KyjH” customer=”mmajunkie”>

Paulo Costa vs. Robert Whittaker

Records: Costa (14-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Whittaker (24-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC)
Past five: Costa 3-2, Whittaker 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Whittaker No. 5, Costa No. 11
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Whittaker -220, Costa +180

[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-paulo-costa-vs-rober” customer=”mmajunkie”>

Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria

Records: Volkanovski (26-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC), Topuria (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
Past five: Volkanovski 3-2, Topuria 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Volkanovski No. 1, No. 3 pound-for-pound; Topuria No. 4
Odds (as of 02.12.24): Volkanovski -110, Topuria -110

[opinary poll=”whats-your-pick-for-alexander-volkanovsk-XChu” customer=”mmajunkie”>

UFC 298 fight card (as of Feb. 12, noon ET)

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria – for featherweight title

  • Paulo Costa vs. Robert Whittaker

  • Ian Machado Garry vs. Geoff Neal

  • Henry Cejudo vs. Merab Dvalishvili

  • Anthony Hernandez vs. Roman Kopylov

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Lemos

  • Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Justin Tafa

  • Rinya Nakamura vs. Carlos Vera

  • Zhang Mingyang vs. Brendson Ribeiro

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)

  • Danny Barlow vs. Josh Quinlan

  • Oban Elliott vs. Val Woodburn

  • Andrea Lee vs. Miranda Maverick

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 298.

Story originally appeared on MMA Junkie