Featherweight Champ Volkanovski Returns to Reclaim His Title at UFC 290

Overview

• Alexander Volkanovski is going for his sixth consecutive UFC men's featherweight title defense against Yair Rodriguez.
• In the co-main event, men's flyweight champion Brandon Moreno will defend his belt against Alexandre Pantoja.
• Volkanovski lost to UFC lightweight champ Islam Makhachev in a fight for the 155-pound title at UFC 284.
• Volkanovski is considered one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the UFC.
• Alexander Volkanovski is returning to his featherweight division to take on interim champion Yair Rodriguez for the belt in UFC 290.