Yair Rodriguez: Grudge Match vs. Diego Lopes 'Has to Happen at Some Point'

[The_Renaissance]

LOL.. they are not giving Yair a TS. Specially after Volkanovski made him look like an amateur when they fought

Make Yair vs Lopes in Mexico... fuck it.

100% this, main card fight for 320 in Guadalajara.

 

[Skarsgard]

What we having?

Choriqueso burgers, brats, pork steaks, and some Navajo fry bread.

 

[TITS]

Yair has a really bad temper, this isn't the first time he's gotten into screaming matches for unknown reasons. Anyway, he should just fight Lopes next because he doesn't deserve a tight fight, Evloev is already ahead of him. Lopes probably beats him though.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Yair has a really bad temper, this isn't the first time he's gotten into screaming matches for unknown reasons. Anyway, he should just fight Lopes next because he doesn't deserve a tight fight, Evloev is already ahead of him. Lopes probably beats him though.

He was mad with Topuria a while ago.. and he was saying he was going to "fuck him up"... that was just before he was wrecked by Ortega.

 

[FreedomCricket]

Yair is mad annoying. Great fighter, but wish he would stfu. He def isn’t getting that title shot - Lopes vs him is the fight to make.

Is he even great? He has some creative striking and a few fun KOs but I'm not sure he's great. Very good and highly skilled striker, yes.

 

[Tito Tapped]

You ended a 2 fight skid against a guy who's never fought in the UFC and think now you get to headline a massive event in your home country against your divisions GOAT?

 

[Elvis.]

I’m really interested in seeing this , especially if it’s splashed with hatred

 

[KO Shotz]

Beating a shopworn Pitbull does nothing towards getting a TS for Yair. Mosvar is next in line

This. Lopes vs Yair next while Evloev gets his deserved title shot against Volk.

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

"What happened? I think when the moment comes we will talk more about it, but for now, I just want to focus on the title fight, which is fighting against the current champ Alexander Volkanovski in a rematch and I want to do that in Guadalajara,” Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez ended a two-bout losing streak by defeating Freire via unanimous decision at UFC 314. He faced Volkanovski for the 145-pound belt at UFC 290 in July 2023, when he lost to the Aussie via third-round TKO. However, after the promotion announced that Noche UFC — also known as UFC 320 — would be held in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Sept. 13, “El Pantera” believes a rematch in his home country is possible.

“Volkanovski has fought all around the world,” Rodriguez said. “He hasn’t fought in Mexico. Guadalajara isn’t super high elevation, I think it makes sense for the UFC to bring a huge numbered event in Guadalajara and I think Volkanovski will be able to run it back [with] me. I think he’ll be happy to do that.”

What's up with challenger's wanting to fight on their home turf?

 

[FrappeDuRocma]

Really? It has to happen at some point? U sure big dawg?

- Zabit probably

The ducking was impressive, worse than Jon Jones with Aspinall.