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Yair Rodríguez eyes title fight showdown with Ilia Topuria ahead of UFC Mexico City return: ‘He said I looked like a rag’

Former interim featherweight champion, Yair Rodríguez hs sights set on a rematch with incoming title challenger, Ilia Topuria after…

Former interim featherweight champion, Yair Rodríguez hs sights set on a rematch with incoming title challenger, Ilia Topuria after their respective outings at UFC Mexico City and UFC 298 next month – claiming he will “catch” the Georgian if they share the Octagon together.

Rodríguez, who makes his return to the Octagon at UFC Fight Night Mexico City in late February, taking on former title challenger, Brian Ortega in a rematch of their one round clash back in 2022 at UFC Fight Night Long Island.

As for Topuria, the unbeaten Georgian contender is in the midst of a stunning winning rise through the featherweight ranks, and is slated to headline UFC 298 next month to boot, taking on soon-to-be common-foe, undisputed featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski in the pair’s grudge title fight.

Yair Rodríguez eyes title showdown with Ilia Topuria

And searching for a future title fight with Topuria should he emerge with a win over Volkanovski at UFC 298 next month, Chihuahua native, Rodríguez reveals he wants to fight the former in the future, taking umbrage with comments made on his July title fight performance against Volkanovski last summer.

“The one who started to provoke was Ilia (Topuria), he said that I looked like a rag [against Alexander Volkanovski],” Yair Rodríguez told ESPN Deportes. “I said let’s see who catches you and see who the rag is. Maybe it’s not time, I found the video and it’s energy seemed so similar to me, pretending to do something that wants to demonstrate a facet of security. But it doesn’t deceive me with everything it says.”

Yair Rodriguez made a couple of interesting claims in an interview earlier today with @ESPNDeportes

1) Doesn't believe Ilia deserves the title shot, and was gifted it

2) Claims he got knocked out by Volk due to not taking his time to recover from the headbutt

3) Message to… pic.twitter.com/K9q1QRIFSX

— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) January 15, 2024

First taking on the above-mentioned Californian, Ortega back in the summer of 2022, Rodríguez landed a first round TKO win over the former, who suffered a shoulder injury during an early grappling exchange with Rodríguez.

Who wins in a future title fight: Yair Rodríguez or Ilia Topuria?

Breaking – Brandon Moreno set to fight Amir Albazi in UFC Mexico City co-Headliner in February return

Former undisputed flyweight champion, Brandon Moreno is set for his return to the Octagon, taking co-main event honors at…

Former undisputed flyweight champion, Brandon Moreno is set for his return to the Octagon, taking co-main event honors at a UFC Fight Night Mexico City event on February 24. next – taking on surging contender, Amir Albazi in a five round clash.

Moreno, a former undisputed and interim flyweight champion, has been sidelined since he dropped his undisputed title at UFC 290 back in July in the co-main event of the International Fight Week event, dropping a close split decision loss to the incumbent in the pair’s Octagon rematch.

As for Albazi, the Iraq native has captured the number three rank in the official flyweight pile, most recently turning in a split decision win over common-foe and former interim title challenger, Kai Kara-France in the main event of UFC Vegas 74 back in June, The victory came as Albazi’s fifth in the Octagon since his debut back in 2020.

Brandon Moreno takes on Amir Albazi at UFC Mexico City

ESPN Deportes reporter, Carlos Contreras Legaspi was first to report the targeted bout between Brandon Moreno and Amir Albazi, before latter confirmation from Eurosport reporter, Marcel Dorff, who confirmed the bout would take place on February 24. in a Mexico City return for the UFC.

Moreno, a former two-time undisputed flyweight champion under the banner of the UFC, first captured Octagon spoils with a stunning rear-naked choke submission win over incoming UFC Austin feature, Deiveson Figueriedo back in 2021, before dropping the title in a third fight against the Brazilian the following January.

Minting himself as the interim flyweight titleholder with a vicious body kick KO win over Kara-France in the pair’s rematch, Moreno would land a doctor’s stoppage TKO win over Figueriedo in the pair’s fourth fight in January of last year, before losing his title to Pantoja in the summer.

17-1 as a professional, former Brave CF standout, Albazi debuted in the UFC with a rear-naked choke submission win over Malcolm Gordon, before then lodging a decision win over Zhalgas Zhumagulov in his sophomore outing.

In three consecutive victories since then, Albazi, 30, has defeated Francisco Figueriedo, Alessandro Costa, and the aforenoted, Kara-France.

Who wins at UFC Mexico City: Brandon Moreno or Amir Albazi?

Michael Bisping: Paulo Costa’s Criticism Of Jeremy Stephens Is ‘Bullsh*t’

Michael Bisping believes Paulo Costa is “tempting fate” with his comments on Jeremy Stephens. Earlier this month, Stephens and Rodriguez shared the Octagon in the main event of UFC Mexico City. While many were expecting a barn burner, what we ending up getting was a 15-second No Contest ruling. That’s because Stephens couldn’t continue after […]

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Jeremy Stephens Isn’t Mad At UFC Mexico City Crowd

Jeremy Stephens holds no ill will towards the UFC Mexico City crowd for their antics. This past Saturday night (Sept. 21), Stephens and Yair Rodriguez shared the Octagon. While fans were expecting a barn burner, what they got was a 15-second No Contest…

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Quote: Yair Rodriguez Actions At UFC Mexico City Were In ‘Poor Taste’

In the main event of this past weekend’s UFC Mexico City event, Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens’ bout ended in disappointing fashion. Rodriguez eye poked Stephens 15 seconds into the fight. The poke was so bad that Stephens was unable to continue, resulting in a No Contest decision. “El Pantera” was visibly upset at the […]

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In the main event of this past weekend’s UFC Mexico City event, Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens’ bout ended in disappointing fashion.

Rodriguez eye poked Stephens 15 seconds into the fight. The poke was so bad that Stephens was unable to continue, resulting in a No Contest decision. “El Pantera” was visibly upset at the result, snapping at UFC commentator Michael Bisping and seemingly inciting the crowd by jumping on the Octagon and celebrating.

On the latest episode of the Anik & Florian podcast, former UFC star Kenny Florian offered his thoughts on Rodriguez’s post-fight behavior. (H/T MMA News)

“I didn’t like the fact that Yair Rodriguez was kind of insinuating to the crowd in a lot of ways that maybe Jeremy didn’t wanna continue fighting and all that stuff. Which kind of incited the crowd, right? I mean these guys wanted to see a fight. I thought that was in poor taste.

“I don’t know if he was thinking things through all the way. I think he was frustrated by the situation. And I certainly don’t think he did this intentionally either. I don’t think he tried to scratch his eye intentionally either, obviously.”

Florian went on to say that Rodriguez’s actions were in “poor taste.”

“I thought that was in poor taste and even cheering after the fact of getting on top of the Octagon. Dude, it was a 15-second fight. You scratched the guy, the fight was over. What are you cheering for? I don’t know. I was kind of confused by it. He showed a lot of emotions out there, went at Bisping at one point. I thought that the whole thing was just kind of weird.”

What do you think about Florian’s comments on Rodriguez’s actions?

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Yair Rodriguez Accuses Jeremy Stephens Of ‘Quitting’ At UFC Mexico City

The bad blood continues to boil over between Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens over their UFC Mexico City this past weekend. Rodriguez and Stephens only fought for 15 seconds before the Mexican poked “Lil Heathen” in the eye. The poke was so bad that Stephens was unable to continue, even after several minutes of rest […]

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The bad blood continues to boil over between Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens over their UFC Mexico City this past weekend.

Rodriguez and Stephens only fought for 15 seconds before the Mexican poked “Lil Heathen” in the eye. The poke was so bad that Stephens was unable to continue, even after several minutes of rest offered by the referee. After the fight, Rodriguez and Stephens engaged in a physical altercation in the lobby of their hotel in Mexico.

Now, Stephens wants to fight Rodriguez in the United States to settle their differences. As for Rodriguez, he took to Instagram recently and accused Stephens of quitting in their fight this past weekend. He posted a photo of himself kicking Stephens, boasting with the caption: “3 solid kicks in less than 13 seconds, Isn’t that a record?”

Rodriguez then responded to a critical comment from a fan, saying, “How about me not fighting for no reason but quitting like him??? F*ck you and your opinion! Watch the reply again…”

It will be interesting to see how the situation between Rodriguez and Stephens plays out moving forward, and if the UFC decides to book the fight on an upcoming card.

What do you think of Rodriguez accusing Stephens of quitting in their fight?

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