Yair Rodriguez Privilege

[MeagoR]

NO matter what they did, they need to do Ortega vs Yair in Mexico

 

[Gunnar nelson]

There is a chance that he hurts Max early. He´s quite dangerous with his kicks. Max starts slow as well. First two and half rounds are vital for the match and who wins.

 

[bambammccoy]

Who remembers Erik Perez back in the day he was a red hot Mexican prospect that quickly fizzled out despite not taking any seriously devastating losses. Left UFC or maybe released while on a win streak

 

[Jonathan Utah]

The word "deserve" is always weird to throw around in MMA but Yair ducked Zabit more than once (to the point of being released), pulled out of multiple fights with him, got suspended by USADA, last person he beat was Stephens coming off two losses, hasn't fought in 2 years and is somehow rewarded with a fight against the no.1 contender. All that while they threw Zabit out of the rankings too (who fought more recently than Yair).

How is Zabit’s health? I remember that being an issue, haven’t heard anymore news regarding that.

 

[bambammccoy]

How is Zabit’s health? I remember that being an issue, haven’t heard anymore news regarding that.

The Georgian who finished Ryan Hall has been mentioning his name to fight next. I'm assuming it's on the come up.

 

[xn7]

he was most hated person in UFC before J-Sterl """won""" belt against Yan. I hate them both equally

most hated? lol not even close.

 

[Jonathan Utah]

The Georgian who finished Ryan Hall has been mentioning his name to fight next. I'm assuming it's on the come up.

Interesting. If Topuria gets past Evloev, which I hope he does, that’d be a fun fight to see.

 

[Kdup]

There is a chance that he hurts Max early. He´s quite dangerous with his kicks. Max starts slow as well. First two and half rounds are vital for the match and who wins.

Hey Gunnar when are we going to see you back in action? Are you retired?

 

[Rorschachxx]

How is Zabit’s health? I remember that being an issue, haven’t heard anymore news regarding that.

I think he had the surgery he needed after it being postponed. Originally the news were that this surgery will determine if he's able to continue and was one of the major reasons why he'd gas at the end of the fight. His coach Mark Henry posted recently that Zabit is back. I'd love to see Zabit and KZ go at it. Good fight for both (I still treat Zabit as a ranked Top 5 FW).

 

[FIghtxIQ]

Probably has more to do with Max needing new blood to beat up. Maybe it’s punishment for Yairs antics since he’s gonna take the beating of a lifetime.

This is what I was going to type, this isn't really a positive thing since Max most likely batters him. It's more like a punishment fight like they tried to do with Nate vs Khamzat. Yeah Yair may be able to pull off an upset and win, but he most likely loses to Max. Max's strengths are Yair's weaknesses.

 

[FIghtxIQ]

Remember when Yair was suspended by USADA about a year or so ago? It wasn't a failed test, but a whereabouts violation. They tried to contact him on multiple occasions, but he wasn't turning up anywhere and Dana got all smug about it. The assumption was there was some cartel happenings and such. Not sure how valid it was, but that was the narrative being painted.

It requires more than one whereabouts violation to get suspended. It requires multiple whereabouts violations.

 

[Ace70 V2]

Watching him fight is always fun. But outside of that, can't stand the guy. Hoping Max beats him like a home intruder.

 

[Gunnar nelson]

Hey Gunnar when are we going to see you back in action? Are you retired?

Im depressed ever since Conor ditched me for Dillon Danis. I mean, look at his career after he stopped training with me. Nowadays, my daily life consist of taking care of my kids and eating reindeer meat mate.

 

[kuroro]

Anyone else find it weird how Yair ducks his way to being released, only to pull out of more fights and go AWOL for drug testing, then gets booked vs. Max? Not only that, but dude doesn't seem to do any press to promote the fight. Is his management just Ali level or are UFC brass just desperate for more potential leverage into the Mexico market (they already have Moreno as champ)?

 

[Zeta Reticuli]

I think the UFC books Yair strong because he has an exciting fighting style and a good resume.

 

[asdf122345]

Imagine Yair getting a title shot soon and upsetting Holloway.

 

[Pechan]

On Nov. 18, Yair will have 1 win in 3 years and is somehow still ranked #3 at FW.

So kind of like Max?

 

[Kdup]

So kind of like Max?

Technically max has 3 wins in the past 3 years. Not to mention going to ultra thin decision with the reigning champ.

 

[Herwald]

He's good looking with a flashy style who puts on exciting fights and is the only real name for the Mexican market. A bit of a diva, sure, but I feel it's been worth to keep up with so far.

 

[Krixes]

I think Dana is giving him Max to punish, and teach him a lesson. Yair is super fun to watch fight, that's about the only good thing I can say about the guy...