Yair Rodriguez News

Russell Ess - February 3, 2017

Coming off the biggest win of his career against UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn, Yair Rodriguez is looking to climb to the top of the featherweight division and establish himself as the best in the 145-pound division. Rodriguez recently spoke with Michaela Vernava on Radio Row about his huge win over a Penn, who “Pantera” says he grew up watching fight.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2017

Earlier this month, streaking featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez picked up the biggest win of his career as he not only defeated, but TKOd UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn in the main event of their ‘UFC Fight Night: Phoenix’ scrap. The fight was a particularly dominant one for Yair Rodriguez, who showcased his excellent striking throughout the fight, landing 56 of 113 total strikes at 49%, and landing 55 of 111 significant strikes for a total of 49% compares to Penn landing 7 of 27 total strikes at 25%, and 4 of 22 significant strikes at 18%. In addition to landing more shots, many of Yair Rodriguez’ significant strikes that landed were head kicks, something he doesn’t necessarily feel bad about.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2017

Earlier this month, UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn stepped into the Octagon for just his second fight in the past 5 years. Penn of course was stepping into the Octagon to fight streaking featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez in a highly anticipated main event showdown in Phoenix, Arizona. Unfortunately for Penn, when he stepped into the Octagon with ‘Pantera’, the young fighter picked him apart with kicks, ultimately picking up a second round TKO win over Penn, knocking ‘The Prodigy’ down for the first time in his career with a punch.

Russell Ess - January 16, 2017

The main event of UFC Fight Night 103 brought UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn back into the Octagon to take on the 24-year-old rising UFC star Yair Rodriguez. It wasn’t the outcome that Penn and his fans were looking for as Rodriguez was able to pick up a second round TKO stoppage over the former two-division UFC champion.

Russell Ess - January 13, 2017

UFC Fight Night 103 takes place in Phoenix, Arizona this Sunday as UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn makes his way back into the Octagon to face rising star Yair Rodriguez.

Tom Taylor - January 13, 2017

This Sunday, our very own BJ Penn will make his long anticipated return to the Octagon. He will do so against red hot featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez in the five-round main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Phoenix. In advance of this anticipated showdown, Penn spoke with MMAFighting.com about Rodriguez, and how he thinks it will all go down.

Russell Ess - January 12, 2017

https://youtu.be/_VoCWUJm0KY UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn returns to the Octagon this weekend as he takes on rising star Yair Rodriguez in a featherweight bout.

Tom Taylor - January 9, 2017

This Sunday, in the main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Phoenix, Arizona, Mexico’s Yair Rodriguez will take on our very own BJ Penn in a fight that is undoubtedly the biggest test of his promising career. In advance of this scrap with Penn, Rodriguez joined Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour to weigh in on the fight itself, his training, and what it means to fight a legend like Penn. In his interview, Rodriguez recounted the first time he saw Penn in action.

Tom Taylor - January 8, 2017

On Sunday, December 15, our own BJ Penn will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon for a featherweight showdown with dangerous prospect Yair Rodriguez. The pair will duke it out in the main event of UFC Fight Night 103, which will occur in Phoenix, Arizona. In advance of this anticipated featherweight clash, Rodriguez spoke to MMAJunkie.com about the fight, and what a win over Penn would mean for his career.

Tom Taylor - January 4, 2017

Wondering about the UFC Phoenix start time? BJPenn.com has you covered with all the details you need. Check out the rundown below. The main card of UFC Phoenix is scheduled for a start time of 10:00 p.m. ET, and 7:00 p.m. PT. It will air on Fox Sports 1.

Tom Taylor - January 4, 2017

The official UFC Phoenix fight card has been finalized and will occur in sunny Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday, January 15. Note: that’s Sunday, not the typical Saturday. The card will be headlined by a compelling featherweight showdown between rising Mexican prospect Yair Rodriguez, and our very own BJ Penn.

Tom Taylor - November 30, 2016

Earlier this month, it was announced that UFC Hall-of-Famer and former two-division champion BJ Penn would be making his long awaited return to the Octagon against Mexican featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez. The two will share the main event honors of the UFC’s upcoming return to Phoenix Arizona on January 15. As this massive showdown draws ever closer, Penn spoke with BJPenn.com to weigh in on Rodriquez, and the interesting challenges he presents.

Russell Ess - August 7, 2016

The main event of UFC Fight Night 92 in Salt Lake City, Utah was an insane matchup of two wild styles. Yair Rodriguez and Alex Caceres threw crafty strikes for all five rounds of their main event scrap that had people highly entertained.

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

The final seconds tick away and these guys BROUGHT IT!! What a fight between @BruceLeeroyGlow & @PanteraUFC! #UFCSLC https://t.co/X34iEKYsuV — #UFCSLC (@ufc) August 7, 2016

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

UFC Fight Night 92 takes place in Salt Lake City Saturday night.

Russell Ess - August 4, 2016

One of the most creative strikers in the UFC, Yair Rodriguez steps into the Octagon this weekend to take on the always crafty Alex “Bruce Leeroy” Caceres at UFC Fight Night 92. The fight will surely be filled with excitement as the two featherweights go head to head.