UFC Featherweight title holder Alexander Volkanovski will hope to defend his championship status when he takes on Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 tonight.
Volkanovski is coming off the back of a defeat via unanimous decision to Islam Makhachev earlier in 2023.
The Australian fell short in his efforts to become the UFC champ-champ and will now take on interim featherweight champion Rodriguez.
Also on tonight's card, Brandon Moreno will attempt to retain his flyweight title when he comes up against Alexandre Pantoja, while Robert Whittaker faces Dricus du Plessis.
Here's all you need to know ahead of Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez.
When is the Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez fight tonight? Date, start time
- Date: Saturday, June 10
- Time: 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. BST
- Main event cagewalks (approx): 12 a.m. ET / 5 a.m. BST
The main card is set to get underway at 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. BST with the main event cagewalks scheduled for 12 a.m. ET / 5 a.m. BST. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
What channel/stream is Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez tonight?
The fight will be available to purchase on ESPN+ PPV in the U.S. (click here for more information), while BT Sport will broadcast the fight in the UK.
This fight will also be available to watch for DAZN subscribers in Austria, Germany and Italy.
Where is the Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez fight being held tonight?
The fight will take place at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Alexander Volkanovski record and bio
- Nationality: Australian
- Date of birth: September 29, 1988
- Height: 5' 6"
- Reach: 71"
- Total fights: 27
- Record: 27-2-0 (12 KOs)
Yair Rodriguez record and bio
- Nationality: Mexican
- Date of birth: October 6, 1992
- Height: 5' 11"
- Reach: 71"
- Total fights: 19
- Record: 15-3-1 (5 KOs)
Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez fight card
Main Card
- Alexander Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez; For Volaknovski's UFC featherweight title
- Brandon Moreno vs. Alexandre Pantoja; For Moreno's UFC flyweight title
- Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus du Plessis; Middleweight
- Jalin Turner vs Dan Hooker; Lightweight
- Bo Nickal vs Val Woodburn; Middleweight
Preliminary card
- Robbie Lawler vs. Niko Price; Welterweight
- Yazmin Jauregui vs. Denise Gomes; Women's strawweight
- Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield; Light heavyweight
Early preliminary card
- Vitor Petrino vs. Marcin Prachnio; Light heavyweight
- Cameron Saaiman vs. Terrence Mitchell; Bantamweight
- Shannon Ross vs. Jesus Santos Aguilar; Flyweight
- Kamuela Kirk vs. Esteban Ribovics; Lightweight