Read about UFC 290, where Alexander Volkanovski retained his featherweight title with a TKO victory against Yair Rodriguez. Check out the full fight card results and other notable wins.
| Main Event: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez | Volkanovski defeated Rodriguez via TKO to retain the UFC Featherweight Championship.
| Potential Rematch: Volkanovski vs. Makhachev | Volkanovski may compete in a rematch against UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev.
| Flyweight Championship: Pantoja vs. Moreno | Alexandre Pantoja defeated Brandon Moreno via split decision.
UFC wrapped their pay-per-view event, UFC 290, tonight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event had the featherweight title on the line, with the champion Alexander Volkanovski winning his matchup against Yair Rodriguez…
Main Event: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
In the main event of UFC 290 tonight, Volkanovski defeated Rodriguez via TKO to retain the UFC Featherweight Championship. The champion dominated Rodriguez up until he got the finish in the third round. His win over Rodriguez marks his fifth successful featherweight title defense…
Potential Rematch: Volkanovski vs. Makhachev
The win also puts Volkanovski in the conversation to compete in a rematch against UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev. In their first fight, Makhachev defeated Volkanovski by unanimous decision at UFC 284 on Feb. 11. However, some fans believe that Volkanovski should’ve won and are interested in seeing a rematch take place…
Flyweight Championship : Pantoja vs. Moreno
In the co-main event, UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno lost his long-awaited rematch with Alexandre Pantoja. Pantoja’s win is his third win against the former champion and seemingly removes Moreno from competing for the title for a while…
Other Notable Wins
The other notable win from UFC 290 tonight was Dricus Du Plessis defeating Robert Whittaker by knockout in a middleweight title eliminator bout…
UFC 290 Full Fight Card Results
| Main Card | Result |
|---|---|
| Featherweight Championship Main Event | (C) Alexander Volkanovski def. (IC) Yair Rodriguez via TKO: R3, 4:19 |
| Flyweight Championship Co-Main Event | Alexandre Pantoja def. (C) Brandon Moreno via split decision (48-47×2, 46-49) |
| Middleweight | #5 Dricus Du Plessis def. #2 Robert Whittaker via TKO: R2, 2:23 |
| Lightweight | #12 Dan Hooker def. #11 Jalin Turner via split decision (29–28×2, 28–29) |
| Middleweight | Bo Nickal def. Val Woodburn via TKO: R1, 0:38 |
Preliminary Card
| Welterweight | Result |
|---|---|
| Robbie Lawler def. Niko Price via KO: R1, 0:38 | |
| Catchweight (130lba) | Tatsuro Taira def. Edgar Chairez via unanimous decision (29-27×3) |
| Women’s Strawweight | Denise Gomes def. Yazmin Jauregui via TKO: R1, 0:20 |
| Light Heavyweight | Alonzo Menifield def. #14 Jimmy Crute via submission: R2, 1:55 |
Early Prelims
| Light Heavyweight | Result |
|---|---|
| Vitor Petrino def. Marcin Prachnio via submission: R3, 3:42 | |
| Bantamweight | Cameron Saaiman def. Terrence Mitchell via TKO: R1, 3:10 |
| Flyweight | Jesus Aguilar def. Shannon Ross via KO: R1, 0:17 |
| Lightweight | Esteban Ribovics def. Kamuela Kirk via unanimous decision (29–28×3) |
