For UFC, the beginning of July is international fight week and the card is stacked with some top-class fights. Two championship fights are on the cards of UFC 290. The event will take place on July 8 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and it will be UFC’s first PPV event of the ongoing summer.
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On the card, we have got 145-pound Alexander Volkanovski making a comeback to defend his featherweight title against interim champion Yair Rodriguez. The fight has excited MMA fans all around the world. Also, we have Brandon Moreno and Alexandre Pantoja square off for the flyweight title in the co-main event. The main card show begins at 10 pm ET.
Volkanovski vs Rodriguez – Preview
The bout between the two fighters is expected to be a close one, as both fighters are highly skilled.
Volkanovski Stats
On one side of the octagon cage, we have Alexander Volkanovski. He has cemented himself as one of the greatest UFC featherweight champions in history. In his impressive reign so far, Volkanovski has defeated Holloway three times. Except for Conor McGregor, Volk has defeated all of the other featherweight champions. But Volkanovski has defeated opponents like Chan Sung Jung and Chad Mendes in addition to his three victories against Holloway, victories over Jose Aldo, and victories over Tito Ortega. At UFC 290, he will be looking to destroy Rodriguez to defend his title.
Talking about his form, He recently suffered a defeat in his quest to become a double Champ versus Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev. Even though he lost, Volkanovski has shown that Makhachev was not the unstoppable Khabib 2.0 that people had previously believed he was and earned more respect and attention than ever before.
Coming to his stats in UFC, Volkanovski has a record of 12 wins and a loss. His striking accuracy stands at 56 and his takedown accuracy is 34 percent. He has a good defense with a higher striking defense accuracy of 59 percent.
Yari Rodriguez
Standing on the other side of the octagon is Yari Rodriguez. In UFC, he has a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and a draw. His most recent battles have been ups and downs. His performance was great versus Josh Emmett for the interim championship. He won the bout with a triangle choke and a belt around his waist. Inside the octagon, he has victories against BJ Penn, Chan Sung Jung, Jeremy Stephens, Alex Caceres, and Dan Hooker which show his skills.
Rodriguez has a striking accuracy of 46 percent with a takedown accuracy at 28 percent. His striking defense stands at 53 percent.
Final Verdict
Volkanovski has an obvious betting edge in this contest because of his well-rounded skill set. He has greater striking accuracy, takedown proficiency, and defensive brilliance as compared to Rodriguez. Although Rodriguez brings that pain and aggressiveness, but he may not be able to compete against Volkanovski’s rounded skillset.
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