Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez squared off in the championship unification, headlining UFC 290 live stream on ESPN+ PPV from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 8. The contest featured reigning featherweight champion of Australia up against interim titleholder of Mexico. The pair battled it out for the undisputed title.
The scheduled for five rounds bout didn’t go the full distance. Volkanovski claimed the win by TKO after he delivered the right knee followed by a pair of uppercuts to the body and head, and then immediately took Rodriguez down and finished him with a flurry punches. The referee called it a day at 4 minutes and 19 seconds into the third round.
With the victory, Alexander Volkanovski improved to 26-2 and made the fifth successful defense of his title. Sydney’s 34-year-old also rebounded from the defeat suffered in his previous bout in February in Perth, where he fell short in his bid to claim the lightweight belt against Islam Makhachev and become a two-division UFC king.
Yair Rodriguez dropped to 16-4, which snapped his two-win streak. Parral, Chihuahua’s 30-year-old, who took the interim strap by submission in the second round against Josh Emmett also at UFC 284 in Perth, failed his attempt to land the undisputed crown.
In Australia, the event aired live on Sunday, July 9 on Main Event on Kayo.
Check out Alexander Volkanovski vs Yair Rodriguez full fight video highlights below and the winner’s post-fight interview up top.
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Volkanovski vs Rodriguez full fight video highlights
Yair Rodriguez makes his Octagon walk.
Can interim become undisputed!?@PanteraUFC on his way to the Octagon at #UFC290! pic.twitter.com/1lGIqf6kGh
— UFC (@ufc) July 9, 2023
Here comes Alexander Volkanovski.
Back at 145lbs to defend his throne!@AlexVolkanovski ready for his return to featherweight at #UFC290 pic.twitter.com/t9EEewuTuX
— UFC (@ufc) July 9, 2023
Fight time.
Undisputed gold is on the line, our #UFC290 main event stats NOW! pic.twitter.com/LGjtdcSW9a
— UFC (@ufc) July 9, 2023
Round 1.
Así empieza esta disputa #UFC290 ??? pic.twitter.com/9Y2MHsyTCK
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) July 9, 2023
Round 2.
Alex viéndose imponente em round 2?? #UFC290 pic.twitter.com/B5qYey1v9L
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) July 9, 2023
Round 3.
En pie ahora intercambian #UFC290 pic.twitter.com/WWWEtuiVa8
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) July 9, 2023
Se acaba!! @alexvolkanovski retiene el cinturón ? #UFC290 pic.twitter.com/8ixxTo9vCy
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) July 9, 2023
#AndStill @alexvolkanovski #UFC290 pic.twitter.com/8YE6ETKd9U
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) July 9, 2023
Verdict.
#AndStill @alexvolkanovski pic.twitter.com/vtV8VNOmep
— danawhite (@danawhite) July 9, 2023
Post-fight.
Primer careo #UFC290 ??@alexvolkanovski vs. @Topuriailia ?? pic.twitter.com/dH0VXGsiTD
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) July 9, 2023
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