UFC featherweight title holder Alexander Volkanovski will hope to defend his championship when he takes on Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 this Saturday.
Volkanovski is hoping to get back to winning ways after a defeat via unanimous decision to Islam Makhachev earlier in the year.
The Australian failed to succeed in his effort to become the UFC champ-champ and will now take on interim featherweight champion Rodriguez.
Also in the same evening, Brandon Moreno will hope to retain his flyweight strap against Alexandre Pantoja, and Robert Whittaker meets Dricus du Plessis in the cage.
Here's all you need to know ahead of Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez.
Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez fight date, start time
- Date: Saturday, July 8
- 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 in Austria, Germany and Italy?
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?
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 Tresean Gore; 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