UFC 290 Volkanovski vs Rodriguez Picks and Predictions: Alex Volkanovski Returns to Featherweig...

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Alexander Volkanovski makes his fifth defense of the featherweight championship as he takes on Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 on Saturday night. Volk is coming off an unsuccessful title challenge at lightweight and will look to keep clearing out the 145-pound division and make a case as the Featherweight GOAT.
Oddsmakers expect him to take care of business against Rodriguez with UFC betting odds opening with the champ as a -400 favorite and Rodriguez coming back at +300. Here are my best free UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez picks and predictions for July 8 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas....

Alexander Volkanovski makes his fifth defense of the featherweight championship as he takes on Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 on Saturday night. Volk is coming off an unsuccessful title challenge at lightweight and will look to keep clearing out the 145-pound division and make a case as the Featherweight GOAT.
Oddsmakers expect him to take care of business against Rodriguez with UFC betting odds opening with the champ as a -400 favorite and Rodriguez coming back at +300. Here are my best free UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez picks and predictions for July 8 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Volkanovski vs Rodriguez fight odds Volkanovski vs Rodriguez method of victory odds Method of Victory
Alexander Volkanovski
Yair Rodriguez To win by KO/TKO
+300
+550 To win by Points
-110
+950 To win by Submission
+1,100
+1,500 Draw
+5,000
+5,000 Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook on July 3, 2023. Volkanovski vs Rodriguez picks Prediction: Volkanoski ML (-380) Best bet: Volkanovski in Rd 4, 5, or decision (-150) Click on each prediction to jump to the full analysis. Not intended for use in MA. Affiliate Disclosure: Covers may receive advertising commissions for visits to a sportsbook or betting site. Best UFC bonuses
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When we last saw Alexander Volkanovski, he lost his bid to become a two-division champ when he faced Islam Makhachev for the 155-pound strap in February. Volk entered that fight as a +300 underdog but fought a competitive bout and took the third and fifth rounds, according to a pair of judges. He was able to fight off Makhachev's elite grappling and ended the fight in a dominant position on top of the lightweight champ while raining down punches. 
Prior to that defeat, Volkanovski had won 22 fights in a row and had gone a perfect 12-0 in the octagon.
Despite a short frame, Volk has a freakish 71-inch reach that gives him an advantage in striking exchanges. The 34-year-old is an excellent technical kickboxer with speed and elite cardio, and he also boasts strong wrestling ability with ferocious ground-and-pound. Yair Rodriguez is coming off an impressive second-round submission win against Josh Emmett in February, which earned him a Performance of the Night bonus and the interim belt. He now has back-to-back victories since losing to Max Holloway in a thrilling clash in November of 2021.
It isn't often that a loss seemingly raises somebody's stock but it happened for both of these guys with Volk's loss to Islam and Rodriguez's defeat to Holloway. Holloway has really distanced himself as the second-best fighter in this division but "El Pantera" was able to hang with him for 25 minutes and won a couple of rounds despite getting outstruck 230-159.
The 30-year-old is one of the most entertaining strikers in the UFC and throws a high volume of kicks and punches from a variety of angles. He is 10-2 in the UFC and has earned an incredible ni...

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