He watches UFC 290 the countdown For a closer look at the top four fights on the UFC 290 main card, which takes place Saturday, July 8 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The pay-per-view card will be the highlight of UFC’s annual International Fight Week.
In the main event, featherweight champ Aleksander Volkanowski is looking to make it five defenses in a row when he faces interim champion Yair Rodriguez. Brandon Moreno puts his newly regained flyweight belt on the line against the man he picked up two victories over in Alexander Pantoja in the co-main event, while Robert Whitaker and Drécus du Plessis battle it out in the feature middleweight bout, announced by UFC President Dana White as a title eliminator for Israel Adesanya.
Also, Bo Nickal makes his second eight appearance as he faces Tresean Gore in the 185-pound tilt.