Yair Rodriguez isn’t a fan of the brand new featherweight world champion, Ilia Topuria.
Rodriguez — who got here up wanting buying and selling in his interim title for undisputed gold towards Alexander Volkanovski in July — sounded just a bit bit bitter when requested about Topuria’s title-winning efficiency towards ‘The Nice’ throughout his look on the UFC Mexico Metropolis media occasion on Wednesday.
“He did it,” Rodriguez mentioned. “He mentioned he was going to do it and he did it. I don’t have a lot to say about that.
“I might like to f*ck him up,” he continued. “I don’t need to combat him, I need to f*ck him up. There’s a f*cking huge distinction in that. Simply to make that clear. Wherever I f*cking see him, I’ll f*ck him up. F*ck this b*tch. I don’t f*cking like him.”
Yair Rodriguez believes the uFC Mexico metropolis co-main occasion will produce topuria’s first title challenger
Rodriguez will characteristic within the co-main occasion this Saturday night time when the UFC returns to Mexico Metropolis for a combat that would produce Topuria’s first championship challenger. ‘El Pantera’ meets fellow contender Brian Ortega in a rematch of their July 2022 conflict. Rodriguez received the bout through a first-round TKO after ‘T-Metropolis’ injured his shoulder.
Rodriguez believes that the winner between himself and Ortega will probably transfer on to combat Topuria later this yr.
“I believe that’s what’s subsequent for us, any of us, whoever wins, the title is subsequent,” Rodriguez mentioned. “F*ck yeah [I’ll go to Spain vs. Topuria]. I’ll combat him in his yard if he needs.”
Yair Rodriguez enters the bout with a 10-3 document contained in the Octagon with one no-contest. He has received three of his final combat bouts, together with an interim title victory over Josh Emmett at UFC 284. His two losses got here towards Volkanovski and former featherweight champion Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway.
