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Yair Rodriguez submits Josh Emmett via second-round triangle to capture interim featherweight title – UFC 284 Highlights

Yair RodriguezIt was a battle of two top-five featherweight standouts as No. 2 ranked Yair Rodriguez squared off with No. 5 ranked Josh Emmett for the UFC interim featherweight championship. Winner in three of his last four, including a victory over former title challenger Brian Ortega, Yair Rodriguez is on the cusp of capturing UFC gold. […]

Yair Rodriguez

It was a battle of two top-five featherweight standouts as No. 2 ranked Yair Rodriguez squared off with No. 5 ranked Josh Emmett for the UFC interim featherweight championship. Winner in three of his last four, including a victory over former title challenger Brian Ortega, Yair Rodriguez is on the cusp of capturing UFC gold. Standing in his way at UFC 284 was heavy hitter Josh Emmett. Riding a five-fight win streak, Emmett stepped into the Octagon for the biggest fight of his career on Saturday night.

Yair Rodriguez immediately came out establishing his kicks. First working the front kick to keep distances, Rodriguez uncorked a nasty body kick that clearly hurt Emmett in the early going. Emmett responded later in the round with a solid right hand that sent Rodriguez reeling. Both fighters had their moments in a very close first round, but the second was much more clear as Rodriguez’s well-rounded striking was on full display as Emmett continued to swing big for a one-hitter quitter.

Emmett was able to pressure Yair Rodriguez to the canvas and attempted to deliver some ground and pound, but with less than a minute to go in the second, Emmett got careless and Rodriguez was able to catch him in a triangle choke. Cinching it in, Emmett had no choice, but to tap out.

Official Result:Yair Rodriguez def. Josh Emmett via submission (triangle choke) at 4:19 of Round 2

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Chael Sonnen: Yair Rodríguez/Josh Emmett Have “Botched” Their Title Fight

Former UFC star Chael Sonnen has criticized the promotional skills of both Yair Rodríguez and Josh Emmett ahead of their fight this weekend. The MMA leader is currently in Perth for its first Australia-held card since pre-pandemic in 2019. With it, the…

Former UFC star Chael Sonnen has criticized the promotional skills of both Yair Rodríguez and Josh Emmett ahead of their fight this weekend. The MMA leader is currently in Perth for its first Australia-held card since pre-pandemic in 2019. With it, the promotion is bringing a number of stars and intriguing matchups, including two championship…

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Yair Rodriguez Shared What He Learned From Training With Josh Emmett

Yair Rodriguez spent a brief time training with his UFC 284 opponent Josh Emmett, but he still learned a few interesting things. In the wake of the announcement that featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski was moving up to lightweight to contend f…

Yair Rodriguez spent a brief time training with his UFC 284 opponent Josh Emmett, but he still learned a few interesting things. In the wake of the announcement that featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski was moving up to lightweight to contend for a second belt, the UFC revealed that they planned on keeping the division moving…

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Twitter Reacts To Yair Rodriguez vs. Josh Emmett Interim FW Bout

Shortly before the main event of UFC 281, the UFC announced that Yair Rodriguez and Josh Emmett will meet for the promotion’s interim featherweight title at UFC 284. With Alexander Volkanovski officially set to challenge newly crowned lightweight king …

Shortly before the main event of UFC 281, the UFC announced that Yair Rodriguez and Josh Emmett will meet for the promotion’s interim featherweight title at UFC 284. With Alexander Volkanovski officially set to challenge newly crowned lightweight king Islam Makhachev in the UFC 284 main event, the UFC’s decision to book an interim title…

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Kattar Names What “Hurt The Most” About Loss To Emmett

UFC featherweight contender Calvin Kattar has described the losses he took as a result of a much-debated decision defeat to Josh Emmett. This past January, Kattar returned to the Octagon a year after his devastating loss to Max Holloway. In the UFC Veg…

UFC featherweight contender Calvin Kattar has described the losses he took as a result of a much-debated decision defeat to Josh Emmett. This past January, Kattar returned to the Octagon a year after his devastating loss to Max Holloway. In the UFC Vegas 46, “The Boston Finisher” bounced back with a clinic of his own,…

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Exclusive | Calvin Kattar reflects on losing to losing to Josh Emmett via split decision: “I out-struck him 30 plus strikes”

Calvin KattarUFC featherweight, Calvin Kattar says that the Josh Emmett loss is behind him now, but it is still a hard pill to swallow. UFC Fight Night Austin was host to a closely contested main event between Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmet. The bout would go all five rounds with the pair trading strikes throughout the […]

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UFC featherweight, Calvin Kattar says that the Josh Emmett loss is behind him now, but it is still a hard pill to swallow.

UFC Fight Night Austin was host to a closely contested main event between Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmet. The bout would go all five rounds with the pair trading strikes throughout the contest. The close fought nature of the bout was evident in the end result, as Emmett won via a split-decision.

This result came with some backlash, as many felt Kattar had done enough to earn the nod.

Talking to LowKickMMA.com, Kattar explained that he while the loss is in the past, it’s not just the loss on his record, but the finical hit he had to take.

“Yeah I mean Chris Lee as a judge,” Kattar began. “That was something we weren’t really prepared for, I don’t really know what he was watching in that fourth round. But without seeming like too much of a complainer, all you can do is focus on what you can control and that’s all in the rear view at this point.“

“At the time I definitely felt that I had done enough. I think that people agree with me and I’m kind of sick of hearing it from everybody too, it sucks, we’re all in the same boat except I didn’t get my win-side money and that doesn’t come back.”

Kattar would add it wasn’t just a natural bias for his own performance, pointing to the statistics to bolster his claim.

“It hurts,” Kattar said. “Like you said, I’m not undefeated. It’s not like I’ve never lost a fight, I get what that feels like and it sucks. But to actually think you’ve done enough to win the fight. Emmett had 21 stitches in his left eye, I had no lacerations. I out-struck him 30 plus strikes, so even off a numbers standpoint, it’s a little tougher to swallow. You get half the money and felt like you did enough to win, let alone all the title qualifications that can go on the back end of it.“

Calvin Kattar speaks with LowKickMMA

Who did you think won, Calvin Kattar or Josh Emmett?