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UFC 298 bonuses: New champ Ilia Topuria, not surprisingly, snags extra $50,000

After UFC 298, five fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances in Anaheim, Calif.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 18, 2024

UFC 298 salaries: Alexander Volkanovski leads 13 fighters with six-figure payouts

Alexander Volkanovski leaves UFC 298 without his title belt, but he took home the biggest payday of the event.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 18, 2024

UFC 298 results: Anthony Hernandez snatches Roman Kopylov’s neck for deep submission

The California faithful exploded at UFC 298 when Anthony Hernandez locked in a slick rear-naked choke against Roman Kopylov.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 18, 2024

UFC 298 predictions: Who’s picking Ilia Topuria to take the title from Alexander Volkanovski?

Check out our staff members' picks and analysis for UFC 298 in Anaheim, Calif.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 16, 2024

Anthony Hernandez’s game plan for Roman Kopylov at UFC 298: ‘Gas a motherf*cker out and drown him’

Anthony Hernandez won't change his approach for Roman Kopylov at UFC 298.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 16, 2024

Roman Kopylov predicts a short reign for Dricus du Plessis, calls out Sean Strickland before UFC 298

Roman Kopylov is one of the biggest betting underdogs Saturday, but that's not stopping him from being ambitious.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 15, 2024

UFC 298 pre-event facts: Alexander Volkanovski can make history with post-KO title defense

The best facts and figures about UFC 298, which sees Alexander Volkanovski take on the rare task of a title defense after a knockout loss.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 14, 2024

UFC 298: Make your predictions for Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria

We want your predictions for Saturday's UFC 298 event in Anaheim, Calif.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 12, 2024

UFC 298 main card takes hit, but Roman Kopylov steps up to face Anthony Hernandez

Two UFC middleweights on four-fight winning streaks, Anthony Hernandez and Roman Kopylov, will collide.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 22, 2024

Roman Kopylov hopes Sean Strickland stays champ so he eventually can answer Kopylov’s old callout

Roman Kopylov won for the fourth straight time, all by knockout, at Noche UFC in Las Vegas. Then he remembered an old callout of the champ.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 18, 2023