Tag: Yair Rodriguez

Frankie Edgar vs. Yair Rodriguez Made Official For UFC 211 in Dallas

Frankie Edgar has a dance partner and it isn’t Ricardo Lamas. Today (March 9) the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced the addition of a featherweight tilt for the already stacked UFC 211 card. The two 145-pounders sharing the Octagon will be Edgar and Yair Rodriguez. It’s a surprising announcement for a couple of reasons. First, […]

Frankie Edgar has a dance partner and it isn’t Ricardo Lamas. Today (March 9) the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced the addition of a featherweight tilt for the already stacked UFC 211 card. The two 145-pounders sharing the Octagon will be Edgar and Yair Rodriguez. It’s a surprising announcement for a couple of reasons. First, […]

Mike Goldberg Explains Story Behind Sitting In The Crowd At UFC Fight Night 103

After wrapping up his nearly 20-year career with the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the UFC 207: Rousey vs. Nunes pay-per-view this past December, longtime UFC announcer Mike Goldberg popped up in the crowd at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in his hometown of Phoenix, Arizona to watch his friend and UFC Hall Of Famer B.J. […]

After wrapping up his nearly 20-year career with the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the UFC 207: Rousey vs. Nunes pay-per-view this past December, longtime UFC announcer Mike Goldberg popped up in the crowd at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in his hometown of Phoenix, Arizona to watch his friend and UFC Hall Of Famer B.J. […]

Kenny Florian Wants to see Yair Rodriguez Fight Either ‘Korean Zombie’ or Dennis Bermudez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6GxAKELF-I

Fresh off his deconstruction of BJ Penn, Yair Rodriguez sits in an interesting situation.

The former Ultimate Fighter: Latin America winner was expected to beat Penn, but with the way he did it, Rodriguez definitely left an impression.

So now, what’s next? “UFC Tonight’s” Kenny Florian tackled that issue Wednesday night.

“The winner of ‘Korean Zombie’ (Chan Sung Jung) and Dennis Bermudez,” Florian said. “Bermudez is an exciting fighter and has a wrestler background, and I’d like to see the striker Yair face a top wrestler. And Korean Zombie is always moving forward and applying pressure, which would be a challenge as well.”

Jung and Bermudez meet next month, which would line up for Rodriguez later this spring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6GxAKELF-I

Fresh off his deconstruction of BJ Penn, Yair Rodriguez sits in an interesting situation.

The former Ultimate Fighter: Latin America winner was expected to beat Penn, but with the way he did it, Rodriguez definitely left an impression.

So now, what’s next? “UFC Tonight’s” Kenny Florian tackled that issue Wednesday night.

“The winner of ‘Korean Zombie’ (Chan Sung Jung) and Dennis Bermudez,” Florian said. “Bermudez is an exciting fighter and has a wrestler background, and I’d like to see the striker Yair face a top wrestler. And Korean Zombie is always moving forward and applying pressure, which would be a challenge as well.”

Jung and Bermudez meet next month, which would line up for Rodriguez later this spring.

UFC Fight Night 103 Ratings Crack Million Thanks to BJ Penn, Yair Rodriguez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6GxAKELF-I

Despite going up against the second half of Pittsburgh-Kansas City in the NFL playoffs, the main card for UFC Fight Night 103 still cracked the million viewers mark.

According to a tweet by Jason Floy…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6GxAKELF-I

Despite going up against the second half of Pittsburgh-Kansas City in the NFL playoffs, the main card for UFC Fight Night 103 still cracked the million viewers mark.

According to a tweet by Jason Floyd of The MMA Report, the FOX Sports 1 four-fight main card was watched by 1.090 million viewers. That number topped the FS1 prelims, which were watched by 824,000.

The early prelims streamed on UFC Fight Pass, while the post-fight show was viewed by 364,000 on FS1.

The card featured BJ Penn returning, but losing to Yair Rodriguez. Also, Joe Lauzon defeated Marcin Held in a lightweight showdown.

UFC Fight Night 103: Medical Suspensions Announced, Rodriguez Out

The Arizona Department of Gaming confirmed on Tuesday that B.J Penn conqueror Yair Rodriguez has been ‘suspended indefinitely’ on Tuesday (courtesy of MMA Fighting).

Rodriguez battered the UFC legend on route to an impressive TKO victory, but will be out-of-action pending doctor’s clearance on what has been classed as “potentially undisclosed injuries” incurred as a result of the bout.

Likewise,  Ben Saunders and Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger have been highlighted for similar treatment. The Arizona Department of Gaming never discloses motives for their suspensions, so one can only assume the reasons for such bans.

B.J Penn received a 180 day medical suspension for his loss to Rodriguez, who was the first man to knock down “The Prodigy” in his UFC career,

The full breakdown of UFC Fight Night 103’s medical suspensions are as follows:

Yair Rodriguez: Indefinite suspension
Ben Saunders: Indefinite suspension
Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger: Indefinite suspension
B.J. Penn: 180 days
Devin Powell: 180 days
Nina Ansaroff: 180 days
Sergio Pettis: 60 days
Frankie Saenz: 60 days
Court McGee: 45 days
Joe Lauzon: 30 days
Walt Harris: 30 days
Chase Sherman: 30 days
Joachim Christensen: 30 days
Dmitri Smoliakov: 30 days
Bojan Mihaljovic: 30 days
Marcin Held: 7 days
John Moraga: 7 days
Drakkar Klose: 7 days
Augusto Mendes: 7 days
Aleksei Oleinik: 7 days
Viktor Pesta: 7 days
Tony Martin: 7 days
Alex White: 7 days
Cyril Asker: 7 days

The Arizona Department of Gaming confirmed on Tuesday that B.J Penn conqueror Yair Rodriguez has been ‘suspended indefinitely’ on Tuesday (courtesy of MMA Fighting).

Rodriguez battered the UFC legend on route to an impressive TKO victory, but will be out-of-action pending doctor’s clearance on what has been classed as “potentially undisclosed injuries” incurred as a result of the bout.

Likewise,  Ben Saunders and Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger have been highlighted for similar treatment. The Arizona Department of Gaming never discloses motives for their suspensions, so one can only assume the reasons for such bans.

B.J Penn received a 180 day medical suspension for his loss to Rodriguez, who was the first man to knock down “The Prodigy” in his UFC career,

The full breakdown of UFC Fight Night 103’s medical suspensions are as follows:

Yair Rodriguez: Indefinite suspension
Ben Saunders: Indefinite suspension
Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger: Indefinite suspension
B.J. Penn: 180 days
Devin Powell: 180 days
Nina Ansaroff: 180 days
Sergio Pettis: 60 days
Frankie Saenz: 60 days
Court McGee: 45 days
Joe Lauzon: 30 days
Walt Harris: 30 days
Chase Sherman: 30 days
Joachim Christensen: 30 days
Dmitri Smoliakov: 30 days
Bojan Mihaljovic: 30 days
Marcin Held: 7 days
John Moraga: 7 days
Drakkar Klose: 7 days
Augusto Mendes: 7 days
Aleksei Oleinik: 7 days
Viktor Pesta: 7 days
Tony Martin: 7 days
Alex White: 7 days
Cyril Asker: 7 days

UFC Fight Night 103 Medical Suspensions: Rodriguez, Penn Earn Long Stints

With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle this past Sunday at UFC Fight Night 103, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. Yair Rodriguez vs. BJ Penn in a featherweight bout was the main event while Joe Lauzon vs. Marcin Held

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With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle this past Sunday at UFC Fight Night 103, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions.

Yair Rodriguez vs. BJ Penn in a featherweight bout was the main event while Joe Lauzon vs. Marcin Held in a lightweight was the co-main event. Rounding out the main card was Court McGee vs. Ben Saunders in a welterweight bout and John Moraga vs. Sergio Pettis in a flyweight bout.

Some of the more notable suspensions include Rodriguez being suspended indefinitely, pending clearance from a physician and Penn, who was finished by strikes, being suspended 180 days. Other fighters that were suspended indefinitely includes Saunders and Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger.

Here are the entire medical suspensions:

Yair Rodriguez: Suspended indefinitely, pending clearance from a physician

BJ Penn: Suspended 180 days

Joe Lauzon: Suspended 30 days

Ben Saunders: Suspended indefinitely, pending clearance from a physician

Court McGee: Suspended 45 days

Sergio Pettis: Suspended 60 days

Devin Powell: Suspended 180 days

Frankie Saenz: Suspended 60 days

Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger: Suspended indefinitely, pending clearance from a physician

Nina Ansaroff: Suspended 180 days

Walt Harris: Suspended 30 days

Chase Sherman: Suspended 60 days

Joachim Christensen: Suspended 30 days

Bojan Mihajlovic: Suspended 30 days

Dmitrii Smoliakov: Suspended 30 days

UFC Fight Night 103 took place on Sunday, on January 15, 2017 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. The prelims on Fight Pass featured four bouts starting at 6:15 p.m. ET while the FOX Sports 1 prelims featured four bouts starting at 8 p.m. ET. The main card featured four bouts starting at 10 p.m. ET.

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