The UFC will close out International Fight Week this weekend with its eighth pay-per-view event of the year as the promotion hosts UFC 290 on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 8 p.m. on ABC/ESPN/ESPN+, and early prelims on at 6 p.m. on ESPN+).
Two title fights will headline a card full of interesting matchups, 12 in total. Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski puts his belt on the line against interim champion Yair Rodriguez in the main event. And in the co-main event, men’s flyweight champion Brandon Moreno defends his title against Alexandre Pantoja.
Former UFC women’s featherweight title challenger and current ESPN MMA analyst Megan Anderson highlights the top storylines to watch during the action this weekend.
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Dricus Du Plessis flattens Trevin Giles with one punch
Dricus Du Plessis needs just one punch to knock out Trevin Giles in their prelim bout at UFC 264.
But really … what if he wins this fight?
When you look at this matchup, it’s expected that Whittaker, one of the best fighters in the sport (a -380 favorite), will win this fight.
Du Plessis has this uncanny ability to find ways to win, and that’s what makes him so dangerous. He’s not very technical. He gasses himself out and he’s unorthodox in his style. But he…
