Yair Rodriguez Secures UFC Gold With Second-Round Finish
2 years agoEarning Mexico another UFC championship, Yair Rodriguez locked in a second-round submission win over Josh Emmett on Saturday to secure the vacant featherweight title. In 9:19 of action, Rodriguez collected 62 significant strikes (98 total strikes) compared to that of Emmett's 22 significant strikes (35 total strikes). This was pure vintage Rodriguez for fight fans, and his win sets him up nicely for a future matchup against Alexander Volkanovski, who still looks to be the man at featherweight.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN