Yair Rodriguez Breaks Into The Top 15 w/ Latest Rankings Update

[Arkridge]

Fresh off his HL reel knockout over Andre Fili (RIP) Yair Rodridugez breaks into the UFC's FW rankings coming in at #14, right in front of Mirsad Bektic and trailing a couple of spots behind Kawajiri and Brian Ortega. With Yair now being ranked in the top 15, I think the probability of him getting a good step up in competition is pretty high. Who would you like to see him fight next?

Also moving up in the latest rankings update was Robert Whittaker who moved past Lyoto Machida to take the #6 spot at MW and Edson Barboza who is also now ranked #6. Anthony Pettis dropped 3 spots to #7.

 

[SimonNova]

Edson only number 6? Good for Yair btw. Give him Kawajiri next to see how he can handle a pressure grappler.

 

[NightwingBJJ]

 

[Tormund]

Let's see Yair fight the winner of Penn vs. Siver or a Hacran Dias type fighter.

 

[shortlefthook]

Yair fights in the fucking air man, that kids apart of the matrix.

 

[LogicalMMAFan]

Who has he beat to earn that spot?

 

[Byron Pechorin]

Fucking love it. Give him a top 10 opponent!

 

[Kwic]

Dude is uber exciting, no doubt. He doesn't give a shit about playing it safe. At least for now he doesn't.

 

[Arkridge]

Edson only number 6? Good for Yair btw. Give him Kawajiri next to see how he can handle a pressure grappler.

Let's see Yair fight the winner of Penn vs. Siver or a Hacran Dias type fighter.

I like all of these suggestions. I wouldn't mind seeing him fight Jeremy Stephens if he loses to Barao but that could be too much too soon.

 

[Goodyroom]

Edson finally got over the hump but that's as far as hes gonna go.

excited that yair said he will keep fighting this way but will reform when the time comes

 

[Deleted member 501827]

most of his fights are decisions

 

[SimonNova]

most of his fights are decisions

Wtf does it have to do with anything?

 

[JohnyBrabo]

He's a madman

 

[JohnyBrabo]

I like all of these suggestions. I wouldn't mind seeing him fight Jeremy Stephens if he loses to Barao but that could be too much too soon.

Rodriguez vs Choi. Pretty please.