290, one of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s marquee cards of the year, is happening on Saturday night with two championship bouts topping an event of about a dozen fights.
In the main event, Alexander Volkanovski will defend his belt in the 145-pound division against Yair Rodríguez, the interim champion.
And in the co-main event, Brandon Moreno will try to maintain his title at 125 pounds against Alexandre Pantoja.
The main card started at 10 p.m. Eastern and the Moreno-Pantoja championship fight is expected to happen about 11:30 p.m. Eastern, depending on the outcome of earlier fights.
The Volkanovski-Rodríguez fight will happen last.
Persons:
Alexander Volkanovski, Yair Rodríguez, Brandon Moreno, Alexandre Pantoja, Moreno, Bo Nickal, Val Woodburn, Dan Hooker, Jalin Turner, Robert Whittaker, Dricus Du Plessis
Organizations:
ESPN
Locations:
United States