Alexander Volkanovski re-asserted himself as the featherweight champion with a technical knockout over Yair Rodriguez on Saturday night in UFC 290.
Before moving up, Volkanovski had won five titles fights to make a strong argument as best featherweight of all time. He also has been in the conversation for top current pound-for-pound fighter, and Volkanovski is second in the UFC's official rankings to Jon Jones.
The Volkanovski-Rodriguez match highlighted the International Fight Week card that included a second championship bout. Pantoja collapsed to the mat after the decision was announced. He has beaten Moreno in all three meetings.Moreno, a minus-196 favorite, dominated the second round, but had a hard defending Pantoja's ground game in the other four. Even so, the battle was fairly even for the most part, and the blood on both fighters' faces underscored how much each went after the other.
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