Athletes weigh in and UFC 298 is set: champ Alexander Volkanovski vs Ilia Topuria, Robert Whittaker vs Paulo Costa, Geoff Neal …
all we’re here in Anaheim California that press conference Thursday was as loud an environment as I have ever been in for a press conference and now we’re here at the official weigh-in this Main Event ilot topi Alexander volkanovski is just absurd this is one of the biggest fights we can put together and I would not mistake Top’s confidence as Cockiness this kid is legitimate he’s got a great chance to prove it Saturday night against the consensus greatest featherweight of all time one more sleep can’t wait let’s go all right thank you all for being here for the official way and for UFC 298 we will begin with future Hall of Famer former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whitaker 185 and a half 185 and a half the official weight for Robert Whitaker all right next fighter to the scale his opponent in the co-main event former World title Challenger in the number six ranked middleweight Contender Paulo Costa 185 and a half 185 and a half the official wait for Paulo Costa all right next fighter to the scale the man around whom this fight card was built the consensus greatest featherweight of all time the Undisputed UFC champion Alexander the Great vulcanos 144 and A2 144 and a half the official weight for Alexander volkanovski all right the next man away and the other gentleman around whom this fight card was built the undefeated title Challenger and third ranked featherweight Contender Ilia topura 144 and a half 144 and a half the official weight for ilot Toria [Music] [Applause] with that your UFC featherweight Championship main event is Now [Applause] official up up up up I love my Georgian Community they always supporting me and uh I’m ready to go so Life is Beautiful One 2 3 gotcha got tomorrow night the UFC takes Center Stage here in Anaheim California we’d like to welcome you to the ceremony weigh in for UFC 298 banovski versus tooro what’s happening guys welcome to the weighin ladies and Gentlemen We Got The Banger of a car for you and we kick things off in the Phantom weight division Moro tavish Willie versus Henry [Music] [Applause] zudo first up on the scale the former flyweight and bantamweight champion Henry zudo official weight 135 and his opponent morav the machine wav [Music] Willie official weight 135 for the [Applause] machine go [Applause] F ladies and gentlemen hudo and Willie next fight is in the welterweight Division and it is a banger Jeff Neil versus Ian Machado [Applause] [Music] Gary official weight 17.5 for the future and his opponent Jeff hands of Steel [Music] Neil official weight 17.5 for Mr Neil that’s an incredible match up l ladies and gentlemen Ian Mado Gary and Jeff Neil the next fight takes place in the middleweight division the co-main event Robert wher versus Paulo Costa first up on the scale Paulo Costa official weight 185.5 and his opponent the former UFC middleweight champion of the world Rober Wier official weight 185.5 for the [Applause] [Music] reaper paa Robert wher ladies and gentlemen here we go ladies and gentlemen for all all the marbles the UFC featherweight championship of the world introducing the Challenger Z Toria official weight 144.5 for Ambassador and the reigning defending Undisputed UFC bwe champion of the world Alexander the Great Voli official weight 144.5 for the check let’s go [Applause] good all right I am here with the Challenger ladies ladies and gentlemen Ilia this has been a fight that you have wanted for quite some time give us your thoughts on tomorrow night and how it goes down I’m ready I’m ready Joe they going to witness they going to witness how I’m going to make history tomorrow night see you tomorrow night everyone Ilia toore ladies and gentlemen I’m here with the champ this young man has been very Brash tried to grab your belt at the press conference there’s been a lot of disrespect give us your thoughts on what happens tomorrow night yeah mate all that’s all over now now he’s got to step in the octagon with me I’m going to show him he crumbled at the pressor he’s going to crumble tomorrow as well and Ste let’s go the champion ladies and gentlemen thank you all for coming out we’ll see you tomorrow night thank [Applause] you