UFC 211’s much-anticipated pay-per-view (PPV) event is scheduled for May 13 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) officials had released the artwork for the stacked card in Texas, but retracted the Tweet soon after. Polish strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk later released the poster via her own social media channels. UFC […]
UFC 211’s much-anticipated pay-per-view (PPV) event is scheduled for May 13 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) officials had released the artwork for the stacked card in Texas, but retracted the Tweet soon after. Polish strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk later released the poster via her own social media channels. UFC […]
Yair Rodriguez is feeling positive in his capabilities and thinks he could be a UFC champion by the time 2017 comes to an end. The UFC is certainly in need of new stars, and among the candidates is 24-year-old Mexican maestro Yair Rodriguez. “El Pantera” is 10-1 in MMA, yet it is his most recent […]
Yair Rodriguez is feeling positive in his capabilities and thinks he could be a UFC champion by the time 2017 comes to an end. The UFC is certainly in need of new stars, and among the candidates is 24-year-old Mexican maestro Yair Rodriguez. “El Pantera” is 10-1 in MMA, yet it is his most recent […]
Yair Rodriguez is feeling positive in his capabilities and thinks he could be a UFC champion by the time 2017 comes to an end. The UFC is certainly in need of new stars, and among the candidates is 24-year-old Mexican maestro Yair Rodriguez. “El Pantera” is 10-1 in MMA, yet it is his most recent […]
Yair Rodriguez is feeling positive in his capabilities and thinks he could be a UFC champion by the time 2017 comes to an end. The UFC is certainly in need of new stars, and among the candidates is 24-year-old Mexican maestro Yair Rodriguez. “El Pantera” is 10-1 in MMA, yet it is his most recent […]
Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar recently exchanged social media messages with top contender Ricardo Lamas about a fight with each other. This was a fight that the fans got behind and supported as it would have created a natural challenger for the winner of the Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway title unification bout taking
Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar recently exchanged social media messages with top contender Ricardo Lamas about a fight with each other. This was a fight that the fans got behind and supported as it would have created a natural challenger for the winner of the Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway title unification bout taking place at UFC 212 in June. Despite the love that the fans have for this fight, it will not happen as the UFC announced last week that Edgar would be taking on rising prospect and Yair Rodriguez at UFC 211.
Edgar recently appeared on The Anik and Florian Podcast on Monday where he explained how the bout with Rodriguez came to be instead of the fight with Lams.
“I don’t know. I wanted to fight May 13th. I know [Ricardo] Lamas reached out to me on Twitter a couple of times. I was cool with that fight but the UFC looked like they wanted to go in a different direction. They suggested Yair, and I’m pretty easy so I said, ‘Let’s do it. May 13th sounds pretty good to me.’”
Rodriguez is on top of the world right now after he beat UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn in January and is viewed as one of the best young prospects in the game. While Lamas is a tough veteran and former title challenger, Edgar stated that the hype behind Rodriguez makes this fight potentially even bigger.
“I don’t know [if it’s a bigger fight]. If it’s any indicator in the buzz I’m getting, I’m definitely getting a lot of buzz. This fight seems like a pretty big fight. People are interested in seeing Yair and testing him against someone like myself. So yeah, the buzz has been great with the media and my social network so maybe it is the bigger fight. To me it doesn’t matter. I’ve still got to show up on May 13th and get the job done.”
“A little bit. I’d be stupid not to see the picture they’re painting here a little bit. Yair’s kind of in a win-win situation I think. He beats me, that’s great for him, it’s good for the UFC to push a prospect. But if he loses, he wasn’t supposed to win, kind of situation. For me, a lot’s on the line.”
UFC 211 takes place May 13th at the American Airlines Center. The night’s main card will air live on pay-per-view while the prelims will air on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. Stipe Miocic vs. Junior Dos Santos for the heavyweight title will headline this event while Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Jessica Andrade for the strawweight title will serve as the co-main event. You can listen to the podcast here:
Frankie Edgar isn’t interested in being Yair Rodriguez’s stepping stone. Yesterday (March 9), the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced a featherweight scrap that’s been added to the UFC 211 card on May 13. Former UFC lightweight champion Edgar will battle the No. 9 ranked UFC featherweight Rodriguez. When the bout was revealed, many were excited […]
Frankie Edgar isn’t interested in being Yair Rodriguez’s stepping stone. Yesterday (March 9), the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced a featherweight scrap that’s been added to the UFC 211 card on May 13. Former UFC lightweight champion Edgar will battle the No. 9 ranked UFC featherweight Rodriguez. When the bout was revealed, many were excited […]
Remember all the crap we were talking about the UFC?…well we take all that back. No, not really, but this is certainly a step in the right direction. Up and comer Yair Rodriguez will be facing UFC veteran Frankie Edgar on May 13th in Dallas Texas.
Remember all the crap we were talking about the UFC?…well we take all that back. No, not really, but this is certainly a step in the right direction. Up and comer Yair Rodriguez will be facing UFC veteran Frankie Edgar on May 13th in Dallas Texas.
That’s right, the UFC 211 card just keeps getting better. In a recent twitter post, UFC Espanol spilled the beans and put out this nifty tweet of the two featherweights.
Edgar is 6-1 in his last 7 fights, losing to Jose Aldo but exonerating himself with a unanimous decision victory over Jeremy Stevens.
Yair has been flawless, with a 10-0 record including 6-0 in the octagon, he made short work of B.J. Penn and has looked light years ahead of his competitors. This kid is a lot to handle and if Frankie’s smart he’ll put him on his ass within the first 5 minutes.
Yair has the reach and height advantage which is made even more pronounced when he pulls out his street fighter kicks. You can bet that he wants to keep this fight in open space and at range. But if anyone can pull it off, it’s Frankie.
If Yair can get pass Frankie Edgar you better believe he will no longer but up and coming – he will have arrived.
With the addition of this fight along with Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier, Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Jessica Andrade, and Stipe Miocic vs. Junior Dos Santos, this card is shaping up to be a real barn burner. We’ll keep you posted!
