Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski puts his title on the line against interim titleholder Yair Rodriguez in the UFC 290 co-main event on July 8 in Las Vegas. Volkanovski is the No. 2 pound-for-pound fighter on the planet just behind Jon Jones . Looking at the title unification bout, bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley isn’t sleeping on Rodriguez. ‘Sugar’ is picking the upset.