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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns this weekend with UFC 290 on Saturday live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In the main event, Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez meet to unify the featherweight title. In the co-main event, Brandon Moreno puts the flyweight title on the line against Alexandre Pantoja.
Also on the main card is Dricus Du Plessis vs. former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, Dan Hooker vs. Jalin Turner, and the return of phenom Bo Nickal who takes on fellow undefeated prospect Val Woodburn.
Ahead of the event, the UFC dropped the pay-per-view cold open narrated by Ron Perlman to get you hyped.
You can check out the cold open for the pay-per-view below.
Ron Perlman narrates the UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez cold open, featuring a stacked card filled with back to back action to cap off International Fight Week 2023. Headlining the night, we have a featherweight showdown for all the marbles, as longtime division king, Alexander Volkanovski, puts his belt on the line against interim champ, Yair Rodriguez, in a unification bout that you will not want to miss. Plus, flyweights collide in the co-main event as champion Brandon Moreno takes on familiar foe, Alexandre Pantoja, in a championship rematch for the rights to the division crown.
UFC 290 takes place on Saturday, July 8, beginning with the preliminary card on ESPN+ at 6:00 p.m. ET. The prelims shift to ABC and ESPN at 8:00 p.m. ET with Robbie Lawler taking on Niko Price in his retirement fight as the featured prelim. The main card begins at 10:00 p.m. ET on pay-per-view.
The pay-per-view then kicks off at 10:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
UFC 290: Fight Time & Viewing Details
Event: UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Date: Saturday, July 8, 2023
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Main Card Card Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: ABC, ESPN, ESPN+
