‘UFC 290’ results: Alexander Volkanovski vs Yair Rodriguez, Brandon Moreno vs Alexandre Pantoja in Paradise, Nevada

• promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
• title: “UFC 290″
• venue: T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Clark County, Nevada, United States
• date: July 8, 2023

FIGHTERS

1. Argentina: Esteban Ribovics
2. Australia: Alxander Volkanovski, Robert Whittaker, Jimmy Crute, Shannon Ross
3. Brazil: Alexandre Pantoja, Denise Gomes, Vitor Petrino
4. Jamaica: Val Woodburn
5. Japan: Tatsuro Taira
6. Mexico: Yair Rodriguez, Brandon Moreno, Edgar Chairez, Yazmin Jauregui, Jesus Aguilar
7. New Zealand: Dan Hooker
8. Poland: Marcin Prachnio
9. South Africa: Dricus du Plessis, Cameron Saaiman
10. United States: Jalin Turner, Bo Nickal, Robbie Lawler, Niko Price, Alonzo Menifield, Terrence Mitchell, Kamuela Kirk

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FIGHT RESULTS

EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD

1. Esteban Ribovics defeated Kamuela Kirk unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) after three 5-minute rounds in the lightweight division.
2. Jesús Santos Aguilar knocked out Shannon Ross via punch at 0:17 of Round 1 in the flyweight division.
3. Cameron Saaiman defeated Terrence Mitchell via technical knockout via punches at 3:10 of Round 1 in the bantamweight division.
4. Vitor Petrino submitted Marcin Prachnio via arm-triangle at 3:42 of Round 3 in the light heavyweight division.

PRELIMINARY CARD

1. Alonzo Menifield submitted Jimmy Crute via guillotine choke at 1:55 of Round 2 in the light heavyweight division.
2. Denise Gomes defeated Yazmin Jauregui via technical knockout via punches at 0:20 of Round 1 in the women’s strawweight division.
3. Tatsuro Taira defeated Edgar Chairez via unanimous decision (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) after three 5-minte rounds at a catch weight of 130 pounds.
4. Robbie Lawler knocked out Niko Price via punches at 0:38 of Round 1 in the welterweight division.

MAIN CARD

1. Bo Nickal defeated Val Woodburn via technical knockout via punches at 0:38 of Round 1 in the middleweight division.
2. Dan Hooker defeated Jalin Turner via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) after three 5-minute rounds at a catch weight of 158 pounds.
3. Dricus du Plessis defeated Robert Whittaker via technical knockout via punches at 2:23 of Round 2 in the middleweight division.
4. Alexandre Pantoja became the new UFC Flyweight Champion by dethroning defending champion Brandon Moreno via split decision (46–49, 48–47, 48–47) after five 5-minute rounds.
5. UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski defeated then interim UFC Featherweight Champion Yair Rodriguez via technical knockout via punches at 4:19 of Round 3.

POST-FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE