Yair Rodríguez
Birth : 1992-10-06, Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico
History
Professional mixed martial artist competing in the UFC Featherweight division.
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UFC Fight Night 237: Moreno vs. Royval 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2, UFC on ESPN+ 95 and UFC Vegas 87) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 24, 2024, at the Arena CDMX facility, in México City, México.
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UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 8, 2023, at the T-Mobile Arena facility in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
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Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski (Lightweight) Yair Rodriguez vs. Josh Emmett (Featherweight) Jack Della Maddalena vs. Randy Brown (Welterweight) Justin Tafa vs. Parker Porter (Heavyweight) Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield (Light Heavyweight)
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Brian Ortega vs. Yair Rodríguez (Featherweight) Michelle Waterson vs. Amanda Lemos (Strawweight) Li Jingliang vs. Muslim Salikhov (Welterweight) Matt Schnell vs. Su Mudaerji (Flyweight) Shane Burgos vs. Charles Jourdain (Featherweight) Lauren Murphy vs. Miesha Tate (Flyweight)
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145 lbs.: Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez 265 lbs.: Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Ben Rothwell 145 lbs.: Leah Letson vs. Felicia Spencer 205 lbs.: Philipe Lins vs. Ovince Saint Preux
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205 lbs.: Dominick Reyes vs. Chris Weidman | 145 lbs.: Yair Rodrigues vs. Jeremy Stephens | 265 lbs.: Greg Hardy vs. Ben Sosoli | 155 lbs.: Joe Lauzon vs. Jonathan Pearce | 125 lbs.: Maycee Barber vs. Gillian Robertson | 205 lbs.: Deron Winn vs. Darren Stewart
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145 lbs.: Yair Rodriguez vs. Jeremy Stephens | 115 lbs.: Carla Esparza vs. Alexa Grasso | 125 lbs.: Brandon Moreno vs. Askar Askarov | 135 lbs.: Irene Aldana vs. Vanessa Melo | 145 lbs.: Martin Bravo vs. Steven Peterson
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The UFC celebrated its 25th Anniversary at this event, given its first event took place on November 12, 1993. This event also took place in the same city as the inaugural show. A featherweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar and former UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Chan Sung Jung was expected to serve as the event headliner. However on October 26, it was reported that Edgar pulled out due to injury and was replaced by The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner Yair Rodríguez. A lightweight bout between Beneil Dariush and Chris Gruetzemacher was expected to take place at the event. However on October 19, it was reported Gruetzemacher withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Thiago Moisés. At the weigh-ins, former UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship challenger Raquel Pennington weighed in at 138 lbs, 2 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136 lbs.
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El Pantera is a documentary film that chronicles the rise of Mexican UFC star Yair Rodriguez as he strives to become the first ever Mexican born UFC champion.
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UFC 211: Miocic vs. dos Santos 2 is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on May 13, 2017 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
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UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn (also known as UFC Fight Night 103) was an mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on January 15, 2017 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.
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UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres (also known as UFC Fight Night 92) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held on August 6, 2016 at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah Alex Caceres vs. Yair Rodriguez, Dennis Bermudez vs. Rony Jason, Chris Camozzi vs. Thales Leites, Zak Cummings vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio, Joseph Gigliotti vs. Trevor Smith, Justine Kish vs. Maryna Moroz
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UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux is a mixed martial arts event that will be held on April 23, 2016 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The event was headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Daniel Cormier and top contender Alexander Gustafsson. The bout was initially linked as the event headliner for UFC 191. However, the bout was postponed to this event as a result of Cormier's knee injury.[3]
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UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum is an upcoming mixed martial arts event that will be held on June 13, 2015 at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico. Champ Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum | Eddie Alvarez vs. Gilbert Melendez | Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nate Marquardt | Yair Rodriguez vs. Charles Rosa | Angela Hill vs. Tecia Torres
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UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt was a mixed martial arts event held on November 15, 2014 at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico.
