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2023 mixed martial arts event From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 8, 2023, at the T-Mobile Arena facility in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

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A UFC Featherweight Championship unification bout between current champion Alexander Volkanovski and interim champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner) Yair Rodríguez headlined the event.[3]

A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Brandon Moreno and Alexandre Pantoja took place at the event.[4] The pair first met in an exhibition bout on The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions in 2016 which Pantoja won by second round submission.[5] They also met at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman in 2018 which Pantoja won by unanimous decision.[6] Brandon Royval served as backup and potential replacement for this fight.[7]

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 took place at the event.[8]

Former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler took on Niko Price in a welterweight bout at the event in his retirement fight.[9][10]

A lightweight bout between Jalin Turner and Dan Hooker took place at the event.[9] They were previously scheduled to meet at UFC 285 but Hooker withdrew due to injury.[11] At the weigh-ins, Turner weighed in at 158 pounds, two pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 20% of his purse which went to Hooker.[12]

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.[13] However, Figueiredo withdrew in late April after he was not medically cleared to compete.[14][15] The UFC officially cancelled the bout on May 13 after it was announced that Figueiredo would be moving to the bantamweight division.[16] Kape is now expected to face former interim flyweight title challenger Kai Kara-France at UFC 293.[17]

Christian Rodriguez and Cameron Saaiman were scheduled to meet in a bantamweight bout at the preliminary card.[18] 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.[19]

A welterweight bout between Jack Della Maddalena and Sean Brady was expected to take place at the event.[20] However, Brady withdrew a week before the event due to a Streptococcus pyogenes infection on his elbow.[21] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Josiah Harrell.[22] 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.[23]

A middleweight bout between Bo Nickal and Tresean Gore was expected to take place at the event.[24] However, Gore withdrew just days before the event due to a torn ligament in his wrist.[25] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Val Woodburn, who was scheduled to fight at Dana White's Contender Series on August 29.[26]

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The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[28]

  • Fight of the Night: Brandon Moreno vs. Alexandre Pantoja
  • Performance of the Night: Dricus du Plessis and Denise Gomes

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