Las Vegas, NV – Once again we’ve reached International Fight Week for the UFC’s biggest card of the year so far, UFC 290, with two title fights on the main card, and a slate of big matchups in the fight capital of the world on July 8.
Headlining the event will be the unification of the featherweight titles as champion Alexander Volkanovski takes on interim champion Yair Rodriguez. Volkanovsi is coming off challenging for the lightweight title on the same night that Rodriguez became interim champ.
In the co-main event yet another rematch for flyweight champion Brandon Moreno as he defends his title against Alexandre Pantoja. Moreno is coming off sealing the quadrilogy with Deiveson Figueiredo, and Pantoja hopes to have a repeat of their first fight where he defeated Moreno. This time the stakes are much higher this time around for both men.
On the main card is what many see as a title eliminator in the middleweight division as former champion Robert Whittaker looks for another shot at the champ, Israel Adesanya, but first he must get past Dricus Du Plessis. Du Plessis is undefeated in the UFC and looks to get a shot at Adesanya sooner than later.
Another bout in the middleweight division involves one of the brightest young stars in Bo Nickal taking on Tresean Gore. Nickal is 4-0 in his professional career with all finishes, and Gore on a 1-2 run in the UFC looks for a much needed victory at UFC 290.
These four bouts are featured in the countdown show above.
