The UFC 290 pay-per-view card with two title fights is now officially set for weigh-ins.
The highly anticipated 14 fight card leads the title unification battle between Aleksandar Volkanovski and interim champion Yair Rodriguez. Both men made it through the weight, with the Australian weighing in at 144.5 lbs, Rodriguez coming in at 145 lbs at the point. Meanwhile, the co-main event is also official as Brandon Moreno looks to defend his flyweight belt against Alexandre Pantoja. Both men weighed exactly 125 pounds. All of the other fighters on the card have achieved weigh-in except Jalen Turner (158), who achieved two pounds over the lightweight limit in his fight against Dan Hooker and was fined 20% of his purse.
Volkanovski (25-2) is coming off his first defeat since 2013 as he suffered a hair’s cut in his bid to become heavyweight champion against light heavyweight champion Islam Makhachev. Returning to featherweight, “The Great” will be looking to show that he is still a dominant champ and hasn’t lost a step. The 34-year-old is unbeaten at 145 pounds.
There’s plenty of momentum behind Rodriguez (15-3, 1 NC), who captured the interim title by choking out Josh Emmett. Before winning the title, El Pantera beat Brian Ortega when T-City suffered a shoulder injury. Rodriguez has been a top contender since 2018, his only setback being a five-round defeat by Max Holloway.
The UFC 290 main card will air on ESPN+ pay-per-view at 10pm ET / 7pm PT on Saturday. Prelims begin on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass at 6pm ET / 3pm PT before moving to ESPN, ABC, and ESPN+ at 8pm ET / 5pm PT.
UFC 290 weigh-in results:
Aleksandar Volkanovski (144.5) vs. Yair Rodriguez (145)
Brandon Moreno (125) vs. Alexandre Pantoja (125)
Dricos De Plessis (186) vs. Robert Whitaker (185.5)
Dan Hooker (155.5) vs. Jalen Turner (158) *
Bo Nickell (186) vs. Valentine Woodburn (185.5)
Robbie Lawler (170.5) vs. Nico Price (171)
Josiah Harrell (170.5) vs. Jacques Della Maddalena (171)
Denis Gomez (115.5) vs. Jasmin Jauregui (115.5)
Jimmy Crutt (205) vs. Alonzo Minifield (205.5)
Edgar Shires (129) vs. Tatsuro Taira (130)
Vitor Petrino (206) vs. Marcin Prachnew (206)
Terence Mitchell (135), Cameron Syman (135)
Jesus Santos Aguilar (126) Shannon Ross (126)
Camuela Kirk (155.5): Esteban Ribovic (156)
* Turner lost 2 pounds and was fined 20% of his wallet.