Heavyweight Justin Tafa will face Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC 298 on Feb. 17 in Los Angeles, with featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski vs Ilia Topuria as the main event.
Heavyweight fighter Justin Tafa is set to take on Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC 298 on Feb. 17 in Los Angeles, Calif., according to sources familiar with the situation. The event will be a pay-per-view card headlined by featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski’s fight against Ilia Topuria. Tafa, who boasts a 7-3 record with one no contest, is entering the bout on a four-fight unbeaten streak, with three first-round knockouts over Austen Lane, Parker Porter, and Harry Hunsucker. The other match resulted in a short no-contest due to an accidental eye poke. On the other hand, De Lima, with a record of 21-9-1, aims to bounce back from a quick stoppage defeat to Derrick Lewis in his latest octagon appearance in July, a loss that ended a two-fight winning streak.