Illia Topuria and Alexander Volkanovski met at a press conference before their long-awaited fight. A face to face that has begun to heat up in a confrontation between the two with the Hispanic-Georgian assuring: “I will punch him that will put him at the height of my balls.”
The fight between Topuria and Volkanovski will take place on Saturday, February 17, 2023 at the Honda Center in Anaheim (California, United States). A stadium with a capacity of 18,000 spectators.
It will be the main event of the evening at UFC 298, with Illia Topuria and Alexander Volkanovski playing for the featherweight title.
Illia Topuria, the title contender, arrives undefeated and with 14 victories under his belt: four by KO and eight by submission.
While Volkanovski comes to the fight as champion with a longer career: 26 wins and three losses, 13 of the fights won by KO and three by submission.
