Alexander Volkanovski faces perhaps the sternest challenge of his featherweight title reign as he takes on undefeated Ilia Topuria in the main event of UFC 298 on Saturday.
After a middling start to 2024, the UFC returns with what feels like the first major card of the year, asmight be the best-matched fight on the card, on top of potentially determining the division's next title challenger; rounding things out is a classic wrestler-versus-striker matchup between surging middleweightsThis fight comes at a fascinating point in Volkanovski's career; coming off a disappointing showing in a late-notice spot against lightweight champion, Volkanovski suddenly...
Fighting out of Spain and representing Georgia, Topuria has had a shockingly clean rise up the featherweight ranks, to the point that he doesn't come into this fight with a clear weakness.
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