Booked to return at UFC 314, former interim champion, Yair Rodriguez has no time for incoming foe, Patricio Pitbull claimng he initially rejected the chance to battle him at UFC Mexico Metropolis — claiming he’s “over” trash speaking with the Brazilian.
Rodriguez, a former interim featherweight titleholder and the present quantity 5 ranked contender, has been sidelined since he most just lately featured in his native Mexico again in February, struggling a rematch submission loss to former title chaser, Brian Ortega within the pair’s co-main occasion conflict.
And set to return to motion in a bid to skid a two-fight shedding run following a previous knockout loss in a title unification conflict with Alexander Volkanovski, Rodriguez is now slated to characteristic in a foremost occasion conflict with former two-weight Bellator MMA champion, Pitbull in Miami.
Nonetheless, earlier this week, Pitbull claimed he was initially focused to battle former bantamweight greatest, Aljamain Sterling in a debut at UFC 314 to no avail, after which claimed Rodriguez had refused to battle him in a primary provided fielded his path.
“Rapidly they [the UFC] requested if I might battle [Aljamain] Sterling in March, I stated I’m in, however he ran,” Patricio Pitbull stated throughout a current interview with MMA Combating. “Then they provided me Yair Rodriguez, however he didn’t reply. I messaged him in personal. ‘What’s up, brother? The place’s your Mexican satisfaction?’…he stated it’d be very gratifying to welcome me to the group.
Yair Rodriguez reacts to Patricio Pitbull feedback pre-UFC 314
Nonetheless, showing throughout an interview with Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned this night, Rodriguez didn’t take kindly to the Brazilian’s feedback, labelling Pitbull as just like a “mad girlfriend”.
“I believe the man (Patricio Pitbull) was identical to actually enthusiastic about combating within the UFC and I believe that most likely like the one manner that he was going to make that occur if I settle for the battle,” Yair Rodriguez. “And at any time when he DMed me, I stated, yeah, man, like, certain, let’s do it. And he was identical to, , like making an attempt to get me to react to him. However, , I’m over that f*cking sh*t, , I’m right here to battle now. That for me is sort of a mad girlfriend motion.
“Yeah, like I don’t fall for that shit that simply, ,” Yair Rodriguez defined. “He was making an attempt to, I believe, perhaps insinuate that you just didn’t need to battle him, however that doesn’t appear to be the case. You have been open to it regardless. Yeah, I imply, we’re within the combating enterprise, , and the UFC needed this battle to occur.”
