UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 8, 2023, at the T-Mobile Arena facility in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A UFC Featherweight Championship unification bout between current champion Alexander Volkanovski and interim champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner) Yair Rodríguez headlined the event.  UFC 290 PPV Main Event On ESPN+:  145 lbs.: Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez  UFC 290 PPV Co-Main Event On ESPN+:  125 lbs.: Flyweight champion Brandon Moreno vs. Alexandre Pantoja  UFC 290 PPV Main Card On ESPN+ (10 p.m. ET):  185 lbs.: Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis  155 lbs.: Dan Hooker vs. Jalin Turner  185 lbs.: Bo Nickal vs. Valentine Woodburn (Tresean Gore injured)

UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 1, 2024, at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, United States. A UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Islam Makhachev and former interim champion Dustin Poirier headlined the event.