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Revision as of 03:01, 9 July 2023
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UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | July 8, 2023 | |||
Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
City | Paradise, Nevada, United States | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez is an ongoing mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship taking place on July 8, 2023, at the T-Mobile Arena facility in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[1]
Background
A UFC Featherweight Championship unification bout between current champion Alexander Volkanovski and interim champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner) Yair Rodríguez is expected to headline the event.[2]
A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Brandon Moreno and Alexandre Pantoja is expected to take place at the event.[3] The pair first met in an exhibition bout on The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions in 2016 which Pantoja won by second round submission.[4] They also met at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman in 2018 which Pantoja won by unanimous decision.[5] Brandon Royval is expected to serve as backup and potential replacement for this fight.[6]
A UFC Middleweight title eliminator between former champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) Robert Whittaker and former KSW Welterweight Champion Dricus du Plessis is scheduled for the event.[7]
Former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler will take on Niko Price in a welterweight bout at the event, in what is expected to be his retirement fight.[8][9]
A lightweight bout between Jalin Turner and Dan Hooker is expected to take place at the event.[8] They were previously scheduled to meet at UFC 285 but Hooker withdrew due to injury.[10] At the weigh-ins, Turner weighed in at 158 pounds, two pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. The bout is expected to proceed at catchweight and he will be fined 20% of his purse which will go to Hooker.[11]
A flyweight bout between former two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo and former Rizin Bantamweight Champion Manel Kape was expected to take place at the event.[12] However, Figueiredo withdrew in late April after he was not medically cleared to compete.[13][14] The UFC officially cancelled the bout on May 13 after it was announced that Figueiredo would be moving to the bantamweight division.[15] Kape is now expected to face former interim flyweight title challenger Kai Kara-France at UFC 293.[16]
Christian Rodriguez and Cameron Saaiman were scheduled to meet in a bantamweight bout at the preliminary card.[17] In turn, Rodriguez pulled out in late June and was replaced by promotional newcomer and former The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions cast member Terrence Mitchell.[18]
A welterweight bout between Jack Della Maddalena and Sean Brady was expected to take place at the event.[19] However, Brady withdrew a week before the event due to a Streptococcus pyogenes infection on his elbow.[20] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Josiah Harrell.[21] In turn the day before the event, Harrell was pulled from the fight due to being diagnosed with Moyamoya disease during his pre-fight medical screening.[22]
A middleweight bout between Bo Nickal and Tresean Gore was expected to take place at the event.[23] However, Gore withdrew just days before the event due to a torn ligament in his wrist.[24] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Val Woodburn, who was scheduled to fight at Dana White's Contender Series on August 29.[25]
Results
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Zeit | Notes | |||
Featherweight | Alexander Volkanovski (c) | vs. | Yair Rodríguez (ic) | [a] | |||
Flyweight | Brandon Moreno (c) | vs. | Alexandre Pantoja | [b] | |||
Middleweight | Robert Whittaker | vs. | Dricus du Plessis | [c] | |||
Catchweight (158 lb) | Dan Hooker | def. | Jalin Turner | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Middleweight | Bo Nickal | def. | Valentine Woodburn | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:38 | |
Preliminary card (ABC / ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
Welterweight | Robbie Lawler | def. | Niko Price | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:38 | |
Catchweight (130 lb) | Tatsuro Taira | def. | Edgar Cháirez | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Women's Strawweight | Denise Gomes | def. | Yazmin Jauregui | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:20 | |
Light Heavyweight | Alonzo Menifield | def. | Jimmy Crute | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 1:55 | |
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Light Heavyweight | Vitor Petrino | def. | Marcin Prachnio | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 3:42 | |
Bantamweight | Cameron Saaiman | def. | Terrence Mitchell | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:10 | |
Flyweight | Jesús Santos Aguilar | def. | Shannon Ross | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:17 | |
Lightweight | Esteban Ribovics | def. | Kamuela Kirk | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
- ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
- ^ UFC Middleweight title eliminator.
See also
References
- ^ Jesse Holland (2023-03-02). "UFC 290 official for July 8 as part of 'International Fight Week' in Las Vegas". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ Jesse Holland (2023-04-06). "Alexander Volkanovski vs Yair Rodriguez title fight on tap for UFC 290 in July". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ Marc Raimondi (2023-04-12). "Brandon Moreno to face old rival Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 290". espn.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ Jeff Cain (2016-09-01). "The Ultimate Fighter 24, Episode 1: Tournament of Champions begins". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ Staff (2018-05-18). "UFC Fight Night 129 'Maia vs. Usman' play-by-play, results & round-by-round scoring". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ Nolan King and MMA Junkie Radio (2018-05-24). "Brandon Royval: My UFC 290 backup role proof fighters should self-advocate, call their shots". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2023-04-21). "Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis added to UFC 290; Dana White says winner gets Israel Adesanya". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ a b Nolan King (2023-04-21). "UFC 290 adds Robbie Lawler vs. Niko Price, Dan Hooker vs. Jalin Turner". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2023-05-10). "Dana White: Robbie Lawler to retire after UFC 290 fight with Niko Price". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ Nolan King (2023-02-08). "Injured Dan Hooker out of UFC 285 bout vs. Jalin Turner". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Staff (2023-07-07). "UFC 290 weigh-in results: Title fights set, but one main card fighter heavy in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ Jesse Holland (2023-04-13). "Deiveson Figueiredo vs Manel Kape flyweight banger on tap for UFC 290". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2023-04-26). "Deiveson Figueiredo out of UFC 290 fight with Manel Kape, still not medically cleared to compete". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ Fernando Quiles (2023-05-11). "Deiveson Figueiredo disputes Dana White's claim that he's fighting Manel Kape at UFC 290". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ Marc Raimondi (2023-05-13). "Figueiredo officially out of flyweight contender bout vs. Kape". espn.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2023-06-20). "Kai Kara-France vs. Manel Kape targeted for UFC 293 in Sydney". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Mike Heck (2023-05-04). "Christian Rodriguez vs. Cameron Saaiman in the works for UFC 290". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ Nolan King (2023-06-22). "Cameron Saaiman gets new UFC 290 opponent after Christian Rodriguez withdrawal". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ Tristen Critchfield (2023-04-23). "Jack Della Maddalena vs. Sean Brady targeted for UFC 290". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ Alex Behunin (2023-06-30). "Sean Brady injured, out of UFC 290 bout against Jack Della Maddalena". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ Shaun Al-Shatti (2023-07-02). "Jack Della Maddalena vs. Josiah Harrell set for UFC 290 following Sean Brady injury". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ Marc Raimondi (2023-07-07). "Newcomer Josiah Harrell out of UFC 290 with brain disease". espn.com. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ Brett Okamoto (2023-04-08). "Bo Nickal to face Tresean Gore at UFC 290 on July 8 in Vegas". espn.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ Jesse Holland (2023-07-04). "'Bummed' Tresean Gore reveals injury that scrapped Bo Nickal fight at UFC 290 — 'I will still be champion'". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ Nolan King (2023-07-04). "Bo Nickal gets newcomer Val Woodburn at UFC 290 as late replacement". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-04-13.