SUMMARY
- UFC 298 will take place on February 17, 2024 and the featherweight title will be on the line.
- Tickets for the event are on sale on Ticketmaster.
UFC 298 is set to take place on February 17, 2024, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA. This will be the UFC’s 10th visit to the American city. Preceding the massive Pay-Per-View event will be UFC Fight Night 236 on February 10, 2024, in Las Vegas.
It has been over two years since UFC visited Anaheim. The last UFC event to take place at the Honda Center was UFC 270, which turned out to be Francis Ngannou’s final UFC appearance.
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Just two PPVs away from the milestone UFC 300, UFC CEO Dana White had immense pressure to create a strong build-up. He has done a great job as fans are happy with both the UFC 298 and UFC 299 fight cards. Let’s find out the ticket prices for UFC 298 and details about its fight card.
UFC 298 Tickets: Prices and where to buy
As of now, there are four fights in the early prelims card and it will air on ESPN+. In the prelims card as well, there are four fights and it will air on both ESPN and ESPN+. The main card, which has five fights and will be headlined by a title fight, will be available for purchase on pay-per-view.
For fans wanting to attend the event, Ticketmaster is the best site to buy your tickets from. It has a direct link from UFC’s official website, therefore, it can be trusted. The tickets for the event range from around $315 to around $3,500, according to Ticketmaster. With the event less than three weeks away, resale ticket prices are touching over $10,000 as well.
UFC 298 Fight Card: Alexander Volkanovski defends his title against Ilia Topuria
The headline fight on the PPV sees UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski defend his title against Ilia Topuria. The fight was initially set to headline UFC 297 but Volkanovski needed time to recover from his KO loss against UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 294. Topuria, the #3 ranked UFC featherweight is undefeated 14-0. This is his first-ever title fight.
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The co-main event sees Paulo Costa return to action after a year and a half. The Brazilian middleweight will face Robert Whittaker.
Further, on the main card, undefeated welterweight fighter Ian Garry will face Geoff Neal. #2 ranked bantamweight fighter Merab Dvalishvili will face former two-division champion Henry Cejudo. Lastly, a middleweight bout between Anthony Hernandez and Russian Roman Kopylov will also feature on the main card.
Preliminary Card
- Women’s Strawweight – Amanda Lemos vs. Mackenzie Dern
- Heavyweight – Marcos RogĂ©rio de Lima vs. Justin Tafa
- Bantamweight – Rinya Nakamura vs. Carlos Vera
- Middleweight – A.J. Dobson vs. Tresean Gore
Early Preliminary Card
- Light Heavyweight – Zhang Mingyang vs. Brendson Ribeiro
- Welterweight – Josh Quinlan vs. Danny Barlow
- Welterweight – Oban Elliott vs. Val Woodburn
- Women’s – Flyweight Andrea Lee vs. Miranda Maverick