Jon Anik thinks Yair Rodriguez isn’t talked about enough ahead of UFC 314.
Rodriguez (15-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) welcomes two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire (36-7 MMA, 0-0 UFC) to the octagon in the main card opener of the April 12 event at Kaseya Center in Miami (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN/Disney+, ESPN+).
Anik is excited for Freire to compete under the UFC banner, but heaped praise on Rodriguez, who since capturing the interim featherweight title with a submission of Josh Emmett, has lost two straight. The UFC’s play-by-play commentator thinks despite Rodriguez’s skid, he doesn’t get enough credit.