During his interview with Brett Okamoto of ESPN MMA, Yair Rodriguez billed Holloway as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in history. The number three-ranked UFC featherweight also added that a fight against ‘Blessed’ would be amazing for Rodriguez’s career and help him grow.
Yair Rodriguez believes that stylistically, a fight between him and Holloway is a good matchup. Rodriguez also noted that Holloway landed almost 500 significant strikes in his fight against Calvin Kattar.
‘El Pantera’ added that fighting the former UFC featherweight champion will push Rodriguez to go across his own limit and see what he can do against somebody like Holloway.
Yair Rodriguez hasn’t fought in the UFC since 2019
Yair Rodriguez’s last UFC fight was in 2019, when he fought and defeated Jeremy Stephens. The Mexican has claimed he is currently determined to face arch-rival Zabit Magomedsharipov. However, if Rodriguez can compile a few more wins, a fight against the number one-ranked Max Holloway shouldn’t be far off.
Rodriguez’s most iconic moment in the UFC so far is his last-second knockout of ‘The Korean Zombie’ with one of the most unorthodox elbow strikes you will ever see.
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