Despite his dominant win over Patricio Pitbull in the Brazilian’s promotional debut, UFC 314 winner, Yair Rodriguez has admitted the nature in which he won was not how he had planned prior to this return fight in Miami.
Rodriguez, a perennial featherweight challenger and a former interim gold holder in the promotion, made his return against former two-weight Bellator MMA kingpin, Pitbull over the weekend — turning in a decision win over the former in his promotional debut.
And making rather light work of the veteran, Rodriguez outstruck the Brazilian en route to a unanimous judging success — even dropping him in the third round of their back-and-forth toward the end of the frame.