Australian fighter Alexander Volkanovski and the representative of Spain Ilia Topuria showed the same weight before the main fight of the UFC 298 featherweight tournament, the press service of the organization reports.
The ceremony took place on Friday. The weight of both athletes was 65.5 kg.
Topuria and Volkanovski will face off in a featherweight title fight at UFC 298, which takes place Feb. 17 in Anaheim. In mixed martial arts, Volkanovski, 35, has 26 victories and three defeats. The 27-year-old Spanish representative Topuria has 14 victories in 14 fights.
The Russian will also fight as part of the main card Roman Kopylov and U.S. Rep. Anthony Hernandez. Kopylov’s weight was 83.9 kg, Hernandez’s – 84.1 kg.
The UFC 298 tournament will be broadcast live on the channel, broadcasting begins on February 18 at 6:00 a.m. (Moscow time), on the Match! Fighter” – from 2:30 p.m. (Moscow time).
Source : MatchTV
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