Yair Rodriguez put the featherweight division on notice Sunday night when he dismantled legend BJ Penn, earning a second-round TKO stoppage victory in the main event of Fight Night Phoenix.
Rodriguez discussed his historic win with UFC correspondent Megan Olivi backstage after the event.
“I was pretty confident in myself that I would win in this fight, I visualized it that way. I didn’t see five rounds coming, so I was ready to die or to win,” Rodriguez said.
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Rodriguez: ‘I was ready to die or win’ vs. Penn
Yair Rodriguez put the featherweight division on notice Sunday night when he dismantled legend BJ Penn, earning a second-round TKO stoppage victory in the main event of Fight Night Phoenix.
Rodriguez discussed his historic win with UFC correspond…