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LAS VEGAS — UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno speaks to the media ahead of his title defense against Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 290, including his two past losses to Pantoja, why their third fight will go differently, possibly fighting Brandon Royval next, and more.

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Alexander Volkanovski has already done a lot as the UFC featherweight champion, but where exactly does he rank among the all-time greats at 145 pounds?

In the final UFC 290 Embedded, Robbie Lawler gets inducted into the Hall of Fame for his classic fight, Bo Nickal does some last-minute training, Brandon Moreno cuts weight, the fighters step on the scale and more.

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LAS VEGAS — UFC interim featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez spoke to the media ahead of his unification bout against Alexander Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 290, including what it means to be on the same card as fellow Mexican champion Brandon Moreno, the rise of MMA in Mexico, where Volkanovski ranks among the toughest tests of his career, his rise from The Ultimate Fighter prospect to the top of the featherweight division, and more. Читать дальше...

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Kamaru Usman arrived at Friday’s 30th anniversary Q&A in Las Vegas ready to get back in the octagon, and he expected to be talking about a fight with Khamzat Chimaev.

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It’s International Fight Week and you know what that means: The biggest fights of the year are on deck as UFC 290 rolls into Las Vegas this Saturday.

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MMA Fighting has a live stream watch party for Saturday’s UFC 290 event, which takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will serve as the highlight of the UFC’s International Fight Week. The main event will feature Alexander Volkanovski defending his featherweight title in the main event against interim champ Yair Rodriguez.

Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez will square off in the UFC 290 main event Saturday. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

The UFC 290 start time and TV schedule for the Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., is below.

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Alexander Volkanovski will just have to get over not becoming a two-division champion by reminding everyone that he’s still one of the most dominant titleholders in the UFC.

Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez will square off in the UFC 290 main event Saturday night. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

MMA Fighting has UFC 290 results for the Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez fight card, live blogs for the entire fight card, and more from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

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LAS VEGAS — Jorge Masvidal played the Dana White role for the first faceoff between Junior dos Santos and Fabricio Werdum for their bare-knuckle MMA rematch on September 8 at Gamebred Bareknuckle 5.

Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez will cap off Saturday’s championship doubleheader at UFC 290, along with a tremendous flyweight title co-main event between Brandon Moreno and Alexandre Pantoja.

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LAS VEGAS — Watch Alexander Volkanovski, Yair Rodriguez, Brandon Moreno, Alexandre Pantoja, Robert Whittaker, Dricus Du Plessis, and more face off for the final time at UFC 290’s ceremonial weigh-ins ahead of Saturday’s pay-per-view.

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LAS VEGAS — Watch Friday’s UFC 290 legends Q&A panel with former champions Chuck Liddell, Kamaru Usman, Glover Teixeira, Urijah Faber, and Jens Pulver.

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After the final faceoffs on Friday, there’s nothing left for Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez to do but get in the octagon and fight.

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Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic will battle for the UFC heavyweight title at the world’s most famous arena.

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Amanda Ribas will go under the knife Saturday morning to fix an injury sustained during her loss to Maycee Barber at UFC Jacksonville on June 24, her father Marcelo Ribas confirmed to MMA Fighting. Globo Esporte first reported the news.

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The saga of Jack Della Maddalena’s trip to UFC 290 will end without a fight after all.

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One of the men responsible for getting Alexandre Pantoja ready to challenge 125-pound champion Brandon Moreno for UFC gold is struggling to get his own day in the spotlight.