Yair Rodriguez is staying constructive regardless of struggling a loss on house soil.
The previous UFC interim featherweight champion posted on Instagram on Sunday to react to his loss to Brian Ortega. Rodriguez (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) was submitted by Ortega (15-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) within the third spherical of their co-main occasion at UFC Battle Night time 237 in Mexico Metropolis.
“Issues didn’t go our favor yesterday,” Rodriguez wrote on Instagram in Spanish. “I can solely thank God that I used to be capable of depart with none critical accidents or wounds. Thanks to all my workforce for standing by me regardless of all of the ups and downs and all of you guys who at all times assist me win or lose a battle. I depart with that and all of the love and assist that the Mexican public at all times offers me each time I battle right here. I’m nonetheless robust and transferring ahead. I can’t say a lot proper now, the one factor that’s left, is to simply accept what’s going to return and maintain preventing for a greater future. Thanks, Mexico. I really like you all.”
This was the second time Rodriguez and Ortega fought. In July 2022, Rodriguez gained by TKO resulting from an Ortega harm. Rodriguez had been going forwards and backwards with present UFC champion Ilia Topuria in interviews, and plenty of thought a title battle for Rodriguez might’ve been on the desk with a win.
Rodriguez is at the moment on a two-fight skid. Previous to the Ortega rematch, he misplaced to Alexander Volkanovski in a title unification bout.
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