Yair Rodriguez
Record: 13-3, 1NC Last Fought: Max Holloway, November 2021
One more for the road.
Yair Rodriguez immediately raised his hand when news of Max Holloway falling out of the UFC 272 main event broke.
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Despite his strong words for champ Volkanovski, this is another long shot. Yair’s an entertaining fighter, without question. But booking him in a title fight off a loss to Max Holloway, the man he would be replacing, seems like a stretch.
The only argument in favor of this match-up is that it would likely result in an exciting scrap, plus Rodriguez holds a win over The Korean Zombie, the likely front-runner in the race to challenge Volkanovski next.
It’s still a weaker argument than the rest, however.
