‘I’ll Fight Him In His Backyard’

Yair Rodriguez will not be 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 in opposition to Alexander Volkanovski in July — sounded just a bit bit bitter when requested about Topuria’s title-winning efficiency in opposition to ‘The Nice’ throughout his look on the UFC Mexico City media event on Wednesday.

“He did it,” Rodriguez stated. “He stated he was going to do it and he did it. I don’t have a lot to say about that.

“I’d like to f*ck him up,” he continued. “I don’t wish to combat him, I wish to f*ck him up. There’s a f*cking large distinction in that. Simply to make that clear. Anyplace 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 evening when the UFC returns to Mexico Metropolis for a combat that might produce Topuria’s first championship challenger. ‘El Pantera’ meets fellow contender Brian Ortega in a rematch of their July 2022 conflict. Rodriguez gained the bout through a first-round TKO after ‘T-Metropolis’ injured his shoulder.

Rodriguez believes that the winner between himself and Ortega will possible transfer on to combat Topuria later this 12 months.

“I feel that’s what’s subsequent for us, any of us, whoever wins, the title is subsequent,” Rodriguez stated. “F*ck yeah [I’ll go to Spain vs. Topuria]. I’ll combat him in his yard if he desires.”

Yair Rodriguez enters the bout with a 10-3 record inside the Octagon with one no-contest. He has gained three of his final combat bouts, together with an interim title victory over Josh Emmett at UFC 284. His two losses got here in opposition to Volkanovski and former featherweight champion Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway.