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 …

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…

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. That’s because Stephens couldn’t continue after “El Pantera’s” fingers swiped his eyes. […]

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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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Kenny Florian: Yair Rodriguez Acted In ‘Poor Taste’ At UFC Mexico City

Kenny Florian didn’t like Yair Rodriguez’s behavior at UFC Mexico City. This past Saturday night (Sept. 21), Rodriguez went one-on-one with Jeremy Stephens. The bout certainly didn’t live up to expectations as an accidental eye poke s…

Kenny Florian didn’t like Yair Rodriguez’s behavior at UFC Mexico City. This past Saturday night (Sept. 21), Rodriguez went one-on-one with Jeremy Stephens. The bout certainly didn’t live up to expectations as an accidental eye poke stopped the matchup in just 15 seconds. Rodriguez’s fingers caught the eyes of Stephens. Fans littered the Octagon with […]

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Jeremy Stephens Avoids ‘Major’ Damage To His Eye At UFC Mexico City

Jeremy Stephens is expected to get back on the horse after suffering an eye injury at UFC Mexico City. Stephens vs. Yair Rodriguez headlined UFC Mexico City this past Saturday night (Sept. 21), but the bout only lasted 15 seconds. Rodriguez inadvertent…

Jeremy Stephens is expected to get back on the horse after suffering an eye injury at UFC Mexico City. Stephens vs. Yair Rodriguez headlined UFC Mexico City this past Saturday night (Sept. 21), but the bout only lasted 15 seconds. Rodriguez inadvertently poked Stephens in the eye. Once “Lil’ Heathen” couldn’t open his left eye, […]

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