Y. Rodriguez entering the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
The victory over Brian ortega No. UFC Long Island last Saturday (16) seems not to have been decisive for a chance of Yair Rodriguez to compete for the title against Alexander Volkanovsky. The Mexican, in a post-event interview, accepted Dana White's idea and revealed that he was interested in fighting against Josh Emmett in your next round.
“Wow, that looks good to me. I don't know how to react and I don't know what they intend to do. But I feel like doing anything they can propose to me now. I'm thinking about Volkanovski, but he's unavailable right now. So, it could be a good idea for the future,” said Rodriguez.
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Despite being willing to go through with the fight, Yair had also said that he could give Ortega a rematch, as the American injured his right arm in the first round of the fight.
“It was an even fight. I was trying to cause harm. It's a shame he dislocated his shoulder. I already told him: we can face each other again. Whatever the UFC decides, I'm happy with it. (…) I wanted to win, not the way it was. All my respect to him and his family,” Rodriguez said into the microphone.
Third place in the featherweight rankings (up to 65,7kg.), Yair Rodriguez He has a record of 14 positive results, three negative results and one 'no result' fight. He never reached a title shot in the organization.
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