Booked to return at , former interim champion, Yair Rodriguez has no time for incoming foe, Patricio Pitbull claimng he initially rejected the opportunity to fight him at UFC Mexico City — claiming he is “over” trash talking with the Brazilian.
Rodriguez, a former interim featherweight titleholder and the current number five ranked contender, has been sidelined since he most recently featured in his native Mexico back in February, suffering a rematch submission loss to former title chaser, Brian Ortega in the pair’s co-main event clash.
And set to return to action in a bid to skid a two-fight losing run following a prior knockout loss in a title unification clash with Alexander Volkanovski, Rodriguez is now slated to feature in a main event clash with former two-weight Bellator MMA champion, Pitbull in Miami.