UFC 298 Weigh-in Results: Title Fight Set; Junior Tafa Replaces Justin Tafa

On extremely short notice, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has pulled off the 'ol switcheroo.

Headlining the 12-fight UFC 298 event is a featherweight title tilt between champion Alexander Volkanovski and challenger Ilia Topuria. Both men successfully made weight for the fight, as did the remainder of the lineup. While one fight was nixed before the weigh-ins when Justin Tafa suffered an injury, Tafa's brother, Junior Tafa (249), was cleared to replace him against Marcos Rogerio de Lima (261.5).

Volkanovski (26-3) is looking to make his sixth successful title defense. However, "The Great" has lost two of his last three fights as he fell short against Islam Makhachev in two bids to win the lightweight championship. The 35-year-old is coming off his first knockout defeat since 2013 and will look to show he still has plenty left in the tank. Volkanovski officially weighed 144.5 pounds.

Meanwhile, the undefeated Topuria (14-0) is riding an impressive six-fight win streak inside the Octagon. "El Matador" most recently defeated Josh Emmett by decision and submitted Bryce Mitchell with an arm-triangle choke. The Spanish by way of Georgia fighter stepped on the scale at 144.5 pounds.

UFC 298's main card will air live on ESPN+ pay-per-view starting at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Saturday. Prelims begin at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass before moving to ESPN and ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

UFC 298 Weigh-in Results:

Alexander Volkanovski (144.5) vs. Ilia Topuria (144.5)
Robert Whittaker (185.5) vs. Paulo Costa (185.5)
Geoff Neal (170.5) vs. Ian Garry (170.5)
Merab Dvalishvili (135) vs. Henry Cejudo (135)
Anthony Hernandez (185.5) vs. Roman Kopylov (185)
Amanda Lemos (115.5) vs. Mackenzie Dern (116)
Marcos Rogerio de Lima (261.5) vs. Junior Tafa (249)
Rinya Nakamura (135.5) vs. Carlos Vera (135.5)
Mingyang Zhang (204.5) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (205.5)
Josh Quinlan (169) vs. Danny Barlow (171)
Oban Elliott (170.5) vs. Valentine Woodburn (169.5)
Andrea Lee (125.5) vs. Miranda Maverick (126)