Daniel RodriguezĮDIT: Max Holloway was forced to pull out, and the fight has been postponed with a date to be discussed at this time. Yair Rodriguez in Round 3 of the UFC 290 main. The bout was a rematch to the fight that ended up being null and void after an eye poke by Yair did not allow Jeremy to continue in the contest.Īfter the addition of the main event fight between Holloway and Rodriguez, the July 17 event would look like this:Ībubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Alexander Volkanovski forces the referee to stop the fight vs. Rodriguez has not fought since October 2019 when he defeated Jeremy Stephens by decision. In doing so, he snapped his negative streak following two losses to Alexander Volkanovski. Rodriguez (15-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) was unable to unify the featherweight titles Saturday and was handed a third-round TKO loss by Alexander Volkanovski (26-2 MMA, 13-1 UFC) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Holloway shined in January by dominantly defeating Calvin Kattar via decision. Yair Rodriguez’s spirit is not broken after suffering the most high-profile loss of his carer at UFC 290. The venue for the event is not yet known, but considering it will be a Fight Night, it will most likely be at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Yair Rodriguez will be the main fight on July 17. At the moment the promoter has not yet made the official announcement, but the fight is a fact. The information was announced by ESPN, the UFC’s television network partner, citing Dana White as a source. This Wednesday it was confirmed that Max Holloway will face Yair Rodriguez in the main event of the July 17 card. He would add another bonus to his record for a Performance of the Night for his TKO finish of Akira Corassani.Former featherweight champion Max Holloway has decided not to wait for the winner between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega. Holloway would win his next two fights finishing Andre Fili and Clay Collard both in the third round. He was able to pick up the TKO victory midway through the second round and also earned the "Knockout of the Night" bonus. Yair Rodriguez 50,000 bonus to each fighter Performance of the Night. He next took on UFC debutant, Will Chope, at UFC Fight Night 34 in Singapore. He would lose consecutive fights for the first time in his career when he came up on the wrong end of a unanimous decision against Conor McGregor which moved his UFC record to 3-3 over an eighteen month span. In his next fight however, he was on the other end of a controversial decision as he lost a split decision to Dennis Bermudez at UFC 160. In a back and forth war, Holloway was able to come away with a controversial split decision. He faced off against Leonard Garcia at UFC 155 as a late replacement. He would win the next time out with a unanimous decision over Pat Schilling and a second round TKO with a body shot over Justin Lawrence. Although he lost, he looked impressive in his stand up game. He would step in as a late replacement in his promotional debut against fellow prospect, Dustin Poirier, at UFC 143 but he would lose by submission in the first round. He would fight once more in Hawaii before being signed to the UFC. Holloway was able to walk away with the win via split decision victory, earning himself another belt. Holloway currently holds the No.1-spot and might be on a crash course to meeting his arch. He would face off against Harris Sarmiento who had over fifty fights experience at the time. With a loss to the featherweight king at UFC 290, Yair Rodriguez slipped to the No.2-spot in the rankings.
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He would make his pro debut for X-1 in Hawaii and won his first two fights before being given a title shot. He was able to win three amateur titles in a three month period at 808 Battleground, Destiny, and Just Scrap. Holloway started training MMA in 2007 at the end of his sophomore year in high school. He has earned the UFC "Knockout of the Night" bonus one time.
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Of his eight professional wins, only three have been finishes with all coming by T/KO. Holloway (23-6 MMA, 19-6 UFC), a former longtime UFC champ, further solidified his place as the top contender in the featherweight division and set himself up for a trilogy fight with Alexander Volkanovski when he beat Rodriguez (12-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) by unanimous. He has notable wins over Pat Schilling, Leonard Garcia, and Justin Lawrence. Max Holloway put on another memorable performance Saturday when he beat Yair Rodriguez in the UFC Fight Night 197 main event. He has previously fought for X-1 in his native Hawaii where he was the lightweight champion.
When he joined the UFC, he was the youngest fighter on the roster, but currently he is the fourth youngest. Max Holloway is an American featherweight fighter currently signed to the UFC.
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