{"id":1656,"date":"2023-07-09T12:25:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T11:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=1656"},"modified":"2023-07-20T22:52:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T21:52:08","slug":"ufc-290-alexander-volkanovski-destroys-yair-rodriguez-and-remains-ufc-featherweight-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/ufc-290-alexander-volkanovski-destroys-yair-rodriguez-and-remains-ufc-featherweight-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 290 \u2013 Alexander Volkanovski destroys Yair Rodriguez and remains UFC featherweight champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Alexander Volkanovski is still the UFC featherweight champion, Volka finished Yair Rodriguez in the 3rd round.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Body Shot KO | Boxing Sparring\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X2ApeQQ7lwM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Alexander Volkanovski is unbeatable at featherweight!<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">\u201cThe Great\u201d made short work of former interim champion Yair Rodriguez by finishing him in a 3\u1d49 round.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The Mexican had promised to be Volka&#8217;s nightmare, it seems the opposite has happened.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">For the sixth of his career, the former 100 kg rugby player brilliantly defended his 66 kg belt.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Alexander Volkanovski above the pack<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">From the start of the first round, Yair Rodriguez&#8217;s game was clear.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">He wanted to keep Volkanovski away to hit him with his kicks.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">However, the new Alexander The Great has new strings to his bow since his lightweight title fight against Islam Makhachev, he has become a household name wrestler.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">That&#8217;s clearly what he did, wrestle, put Rodriguez on the ground and put him through his violent ground and pound.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_36755\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qpKAJ0sbTNA?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">It is in the 3\u1d49 round that Volkanovski finds the solution on a technique that he has the secret, the counter.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">On a counter kick, Alexander Volkanovski rings Yair Rodriguez who disconnects completely and there he is at the mercy of the champion who only has to make his violent strikes speak until the referee decides to stop.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">stop the fight.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_23037\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jc8WgUTq0w0?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Alexander The Great Volkanovski a nettoy\u00e9 la categorie de fond en comble.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The only person who loves to play in his featherweight tableau is the new coqueluche of Europe, Ilia Topuria.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">L&#8217;avenir nous dira si Volka partira chercher de nouveau la ceinture des poids legers ou il d\u00e9fendra son titre contre Ilia Topuria.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"x76ihet xwmqs3e x112ta8 xxxdfa6 x6ikm8r x10wlt62\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F100064662463499%2Fvideos%2F2527277837450153%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Volkanovski is still the UFC featherweight champion, Volka finished Yair Rodriguez in the 3rd round. Alexander Volkanovski is unbeatable at featherweight! \u201cThe Great\u201d made short work of former interim champion Yair Rodriguez by finishing him in a 3\u1d49 round. The Mexican had promised to be Volka&#8217;s nightmare, it seems the opposite has happened. 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