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Yair Rodriguez surprised to fight B.J. Penn, doesn’t ‘give a f*ck’ about Penn training with JacksonWink

Yair Rodriguez knows the man he is fighting this weekend may have some extra information on him, but he doesn’t care.

Rodriguez, a talented featherweight regarded as one of the most promising prospects in UFC, will be fighting former lightweight champion B.J. Penn in the main event of UFC Fight Night 103 this Sunday in Phoenix, Ariz. When this match up was first announced back in November, it caught many fans by surprise. Penn, while being a decorated legend in the sport, is still 38 years old and 1-5-1 in his past seven bouts, while Rodriguez is just 24 years old and undefeated in the promotion.