Commentator guarantees Yair Rodriguez 'competitive' against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 290

Yair Rodriguez won the interim featherweight belt in UFC 284. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc

Featherweight champion (up to 65,7kg) since 2019 in a dominant manner, Alexander Volkanovsky He doesn't know what it's like to lose a fight in the division. In the opinion of Jon Anik, Ultimate commentator, the duel for the unification of the linear and interim belts against Yair Rodriguez it could well mark the Australian's first setback in the division.

In an interview with the North American website 'MMA Fighting', Anik praised Yair Rodriguez and assured that the Mexican will star in a competitive duel against Alexander Volkanovsky No. UFC 290, this Saturday (8).

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"Yair Rodriguez is the guy. Dominick Cruz He used the term 'one of one' to talk about him and I don't know if there is a more appropriate way to describe him. I have no point of comparison when it comes to Yair Rodriguez. I absolutely believe he will be competitive against Alexander Volkanovsky”, analyzed Anik.

Despite being undefeated as a featherweight, Alexander Volkanovsky In February this year, he suffered his first defeat as an Ultimate fighter. The Australian was surpassed by Islam makhachev in a fight for the lightweight belt (up to 70,3kg) in the UFC 284, in February.

On the same night as Volkanovski's defeat, Yair Rodriguez became interim featherweight champion after finishing Josh Emmett in the co-main event of the event.

This Saturday (8), in the main fight of UFC 290, the Australian and the Mexican duel to unify the belts. In the co-main fight, Brandon Moreno defends the flyweight title (up to 56,7kg) against the Brazilian Alexandre pantoja.