UFC 298 results: Matches for the winners of the main card of ‘Volkanovski vs. Topuria’ | Top Vip News

UFC 298 took place last night (Sat., Feb. 17, 2024) inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, with a featherweight title fight that saw Ilia Topuria knock out Alexander Volkanovski in the second round to become the new champion featherweight world championship. (reflexes). In the co-main event, Robert Whittaker outplayed Paulo Costa to earn a unanimous decision victory (recap here).

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Winner: Alejandro Ilia Topuria

Who he should face next: Movsar Evloev

If Alexander Volkanovski takes an extended layoff following his loss to Topuria, an immediate title shot may not be appropriate. Yair Rodriguez and Brian Ortega are ranked Nos. 2 and 4, respectfully, but the winner of the fight will simply return to the win column, so they need another win or two to enter the championship picture. As for Evloev, he has been putting in the work and remains perfect at 18-0, which includes 8-0 inside the octagon. His most recent dominant victory over Arnold Allen showed what kind of toughness and grit he will bring to the new champion, so this should be Topuria’s first challenge.

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Winner: Robert Whittaker

Who he should face next: Khamzat Chimaev

This is complicated because the moment Israel Adesanya decides to return, he will have the next opportunity at the 185-pound strap that is currently held by Dricus Du Plessis. Jared Cannonier is currently recovering from a anterior cruciate ligament tear so it will be out of action for quite some time. That brings us to Chimaev. “Borz” has been craving the opportunity to prove himself by fighting for a UFC world title, and a win over Whittaker would take him there. Chimaev is currently inactive due to Ramadan, so he will be ready to fight sometime in April. As for Whittaker, he remains a threat to win the title and will come in with a lot of confidence after his dominant performance against Paulo Costa.

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Winner: Merab Dvalishvili

Who he should face next: winner of O’Malley vs. Vera

This one is a no-brainer. Dvalishvilli has been in line for a title fight for some time now, and now that he has a win over Cejudo it’s time to give him what is rightfully his. Sean O’Malley is set to defend his belt against Marlon Vera in the main event of UFC 299 next month, so if the winner of that title fight comes out injury-free, we can expect him to be defended at some point in the future. summer or early fall. .

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Winner: Ian Machado Garry

Who he should face next: Sean Brady

After improving to 14-0, 7-0 in the UFC following his big win over Geoff Neal, Garry is in prime position to move up a couple of spots in the rankings. He was in line to face Vicente Luque once before illness took him out of the event, but Garry is unlikely to want to revisit that booking if he overtakes Luque in the standings. Garry also asked for a matchup against Colby Covington, but he still doesn’t feel that matchup. He would much prefer a fight against Brady for Garry, who is currently ranked No. 6.

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Winner: Anthony Hernandez

Who he should face next: Ikram Aliskerov

Hernandez earned his fifth consecutive victory in Anaheim by submitting Roman Kopylov in the second round via rear-naked choke (watch it here). He now has four of five wins by knockout and is getting closer to landing that ever-elusive spot in the rankings. He was supposed to face Aliskerov on this card before an illness forced the sambo specialist to withdraw from the event. With Aliskerov on a seven-fight winning streak and Hernandez on an impressive streak of his own, it makes sense to reschedule this fight as soon as possible.

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