Rise of Yair Rodriguez
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Күн бұрынUFC featherweight Yair Rodriguez won the Latin America season of The Ultimate Fighter in 2014 and quickly rose up the division rankings, racking up fight night performance bonus along the way.
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@the.martianrei3323 2 жыл бұрын
It’s funny how it shows footage of him losing exchanges in the TUF finale just to show him winning the decision
@michaelmeyers11 2 жыл бұрын
Same for the stephens fight, didn't show the nasty body kick he landed to knock him down or any of round 1-2 which he dominated but instead showed him getting beat up on the ground for the entire clip .... weird lol
@bharatnegi82 2 жыл бұрын
Who made this shit
@LuisReyes-pn7hs 2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelmeyers11 Fr shit made no sense lol
@crescentmoon5202 2 жыл бұрын
Who made this clip probably drunk lol
@HaZeEurope91 2 жыл бұрын
@@crescentmoon5202 Nah they know exactly what they're doing, ufc desides their stardom more than we do
@cbsniper2561 2 жыл бұрын
Yair highlights seem to either be mind blowingly incredible, or surviving some ground and pound for a decision...
@clockworkman8210 2 жыл бұрын
what do you mean, it was all highlights except for stephens fight?
@militaryjunkie6207 2 жыл бұрын
CTE for the win
@rishyfishy8799 2 жыл бұрын
They just showed the worst clip of the stephens fight. He beat him for most of 2 rounds with some big shots
@KKSuited 2 жыл бұрын
He is definitely at the right wrestling coach to fix that. Izzy Martinez is a hell of a coach.
@tehZuko 2 жыл бұрын
do your homework and watch the full fights, he beat the shit out of Stephens.
@dabama24 2 жыл бұрын
Wish the fight between Zabit and Yair happened. Would've been one to remember for some time.
@user-hh2is9kg9j 2 жыл бұрын
Zabit is no longer on the rankings, has he been cut?
@dabama24 2 жыл бұрын
@@user-hh2is9kg9j UFC removed his ranking bcuz he was inactive. By that same judgement, Yair should've had that happen to him as well, but ya know. Zabit retired for like a few months, and unretired again a few months ago. He just needs a fight now.
@user-hh2is9kg9j 2 жыл бұрын
@@dabama24 I see, thanks for the updates.
@tc6025 2 жыл бұрын
I don't think yair would handle that wrestling too well
@deltarayz5045 2 жыл бұрын
Zabit 😓
@danf6395 2 жыл бұрын
Notning worse when 2 of your favourite fighters go at it
@AAAHH 2 жыл бұрын
@ifiwerearichman bro i dont think he was talking shit
@ilovegrapes4101 2 жыл бұрын
@ifiwerearichman?
@danf6395 2 жыл бұрын
@ifiwerearichman who hurt you?
@hansen7366 2 жыл бұрын
@ifiwerearichman lmfao are you right bruv?
@joegarza9817 2 жыл бұрын
God it hurts
@MrSlikaSlamShady 2 жыл бұрын
Zombie really has an unfortunate history of catching elbows lol
@mountainmanking4712 2 жыл бұрын
Zombie don’t just lose you have to legit catch him. Aldo broke his arm and than chopped it off with kicks. Ortega concussed him with the spinning elbow he landed and ofc the yair KO
@yamjam7434 2 жыл бұрын
Srsly 😂
@fabioasterix750 2 жыл бұрын
Rodriguez made a miracle
@daniellee9763 2 жыл бұрын
@@fabioasterix750 after desperation hugging
@Thawhid 2 жыл бұрын
Ortega tried nearly succeeded
@mrhockeyfreak2000 2 жыл бұрын
Where is the first Jeremy fight? That was an absolute decimation of Jeremy and should be in all of Yair's highlights.
@diegoisarockstar 2 жыл бұрын
Literally finished him within a minute
@zjasip9644 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed that was a 25 min barn burner sad truly
@destroyerofmorons 2 жыл бұрын
@@diegoisarockstar Within a minute? Bitch within 10 seconds!
@themcmexchange2938 2 жыл бұрын
Such an unpredictable fighter , i love his style
@Imhim247 2 жыл бұрын
Yair is a monster. One of my favorite fighter
@swizzler8053 2 жыл бұрын
That zombie ko is the best ko ever imo.
@gustavonanarosales2629 2 жыл бұрын
Especially cause of the whole fight. It was a technical WAR
@bryansanquintin1419 2 жыл бұрын
Lol still looks like an accident
@Tko_Seven 2 жыл бұрын
Yair tried to reset engagement like 200 times with high fives n hugging. Kz too nice person to accept that n tried to finish until very last sec when he couldve just danced around for few sec to get the sure win.
@jodawgsup 2 жыл бұрын
@@bryansanquintin1419 what do you mean? he lands an elbow flush on his head
@blueflame144 2 жыл бұрын
Mine too
@jmz2144 2 жыл бұрын
I'm a little worried for Max, but I was also worried when he was fighting Kattar lmao
@user-ro3ee8nb9x 2 жыл бұрын
I was worried before the jattar fight too,i felt like such a casual afterwards
@thesilentassassin1167 2 жыл бұрын
@@user-ro3ee8nb9x it's Kattar not Jattar you casual
@Steveisthename 2 жыл бұрын
Should be worried about Yair instead..
@destroyerofmorons 2 жыл бұрын
NO! You were NOT worried for him during the Jobbertar fight
@Ozzyozzysheesh 2 жыл бұрын
Lol why are you worried ? Max looked unstoppable in his last fight. I’m rooting for yair cause I’m Mexican but putting my bias aside , I think max smokes yair.
@ArizonaHurley 2 жыл бұрын
"Jumping roundhouse kick to the face, he got him!" lol..gotta love Rogan
@militaryjunkie6207 2 жыл бұрын
Yair is only good agains noobs
@JulioFromBoston 2 жыл бұрын
@@militaryjunkie6207 Your comment didn't age well, he proved himself as an elite fighter against Holloway yesterday
@militaryjunkie6207 2 жыл бұрын
@@JulioFromBoston Nah
@JulioFromBoston 2 жыл бұрын
@@militaryjunkie6207 You don't think he did well? I think Holloway is one of the GOATS and Yair went 5 rounds with him and was landing shots until the very end. He did clearly lose the fight, but I thought it was a really strong performance from someone who hadn't fought in two years
@VILLAINPANTHERA 2 жыл бұрын
That was an incredible fight last night, I was kinda worried for Max after the first round but very exited for Yair, great fight!
@srgon12 2 жыл бұрын
4:14 stop it there an admire this hit
@furhadnasserjah123 2 жыл бұрын
There’s levels to this, and we’re going to see why volk and Holloway are just light years ahead of the other competition on Saturday.
@lebraa 2 жыл бұрын
Just like khabib was to holloway.
@ek3281 2 жыл бұрын
Like Khabib to ... everybody
@sumtingwang 2 жыл бұрын
Of course we got some beta males in the comments Nutting as they talk about their daddy Khabib. Wtf does Khabib have to do with any of this?
@lebraa 2 жыл бұрын
@@sumtingwang casuals never be watching the press conference where khabib was amused by the thought that max holloway thought had a chance. Casuals never be watching that sh** thass whassup
@kd9452 2 жыл бұрын
@@lebraa khabitch Abdulmanapoop fanboy in a nutshell
@cans597 2 жыл бұрын
Lets go Pantera 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
@Demon-gf8dk 2 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@dannybeard8390 2 жыл бұрын
the zombie was winning that fight with yair until he caught him with that ninja elbow
@DavidGarcia-uj5zu 2 жыл бұрын
@T Dzle yes n no ...that was the only fight he got tested in and got a lucky blow final seconds of a match he would have lost unanimously, i like yair and his fighting style hes great to watch butttt he hasnt fought anyone tbh ,just washed up bj and jeremy with the most losses in ufc history thats his highlight reel
@ketamine4886 2 жыл бұрын
@@DavidGarcia-uj5zu no such thing as a lucky blow
@CarlosRivera-cg4cs Жыл бұрын
@@DavidGarcia-uj5zu 😂😂😂 reason WHY nobody respect POCHOS
@ANTHNYYY 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite fighter💯🇲🇽
@sarcasticgenius8563 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine if this dude somehow knocks Max out this weekend. That would be one of the craziest moments of 2021
@sui6160 2 жыл бұрын
In ufc histroy*
@TGIxChrono 2 жыл бұрын
considering max has never been knocked out, would be wild
@mandoss3346 2 жыл бұрын
Dude he haves the potential and technique to do it
@sui6160 2 жыл бұрын
@@mandoss3346 nooe
@mandoss3346 2 жыл бұрын
@@sui6160 his fights speak for themselves
@TotallyNoCat 2 жыл бұрын
One of my fav fighting styles
@CultureSamurai 2 жыл бұрын
He got that karate style
@jameshockless1484 2 жыл бұрын
Unpopular opinion - I got Yair winning this one vs Max
@roflswamp6 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder how
@Cjay819 2 жыл бұрын
Same.
@joeyrivera576 Жыл бұрын
Good for him, been following him for a while. Big fan since ultimate fighter🇲🇽🇺🇸
@plutoh5791 2 жыл бұрын
Yair got great footwork, can fight from both stances.. super fast kicks, flexible, good hands too, one of the best technical strikers out there for sure. That being said Max 50-45.
@jackjackson3471 2 жыл бұрын
50-43*
@thenedsmmachannel8970 2 жыл бұрын
48-46. Max is gonna get a 10-8 in R4 or 5 with the first 2 rounds being competitive. Max is gonna come strong in R3 and take over
@aplias20 2 жыл бұрын
@@thenedsmmachannel8970imagine Yair winning
@Nickpayne2430 2 жыл бұрын
50-42
@thenedsmmachannel8970 2 жыл бұрын
@@aplias20 I mean its possible. All it takes is one shot. Imagine if Yair its a head kick and Max doesn't recover in time. Will it happen? HIGHLY doubt it
@ufc9166 2 жыл бұрын
The UFC community use to hate Yair 😂 now sterling gets all the hate for his acting 🤡🤦🏾
@jairon6621 2 жыл бұрын
The internet incels were jealous of Yair because he's smart he can fight and is good looking
@andyodvor2927 2 жыл бұрын
@@jairon6621 Something you wanna tell us?
@nathan2683 2 жыл бұрын
@@andyodvor2927 u implying he’s homosexual?
@nyteowl8069 2 жыл бұрын
@@nathan2683 🤣🤣🤣
@Itgetslonely 2 жыл бұрын
@@andyodvor2927 nigga and you aint diff with your ghost rider ahh pfp
@ebp609si 2 жыл бұрын
“That was a head-butt” 😂
@michaelakintan483 Жыл бұрын
Was an elbow
@m_wizzle 2 жыл бұрын
needed this after such a long time
@robertdoyle9180 2 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this
@cryptal 2 жыл бұрын
If not THE BEST probably One of the best fights in UFC history is Yair vs Chan Jung. The moment Yair tries to get close to his coaches and falls down and then his side jumps in ...WHAT A MOMENT.....
@greencrocidile6246 2 жыл бұрын
I like both but fans kissing Holloway’s behind makes want yair to win
@cujo2680 2 жыл бұрын
Holloway is a great fighter and good man. Yair's getting fucked up.
@andy5570 2 жыл бұрын
not happening
@Autonomous_Don 2 жыл бұрын
@@andy5570 Yair might win if he pulls some crouching tiger hidden dragon sh’t. Otherwise it’s a go the distance fight with max out scoring him every round.
@delaDan943 2 жыл бұрын
@@cujo2680 🤡
@DPG1887 2 жыл бұрын
Hahahhaa how yairs coaches Fall into the octagon after the tkz ko and one of them immediately gets pulled outside again
@Cjay819 2 жыл бұрын
Yair with the upset no one expects 💪
@thunderbolt5354 2 жыл бұрын
@ Cameron Lay off the Dope Dude ! Yair will end up on the canvas like Al Iaquenta did against Bobby Green !
@arewealldreaming_ 2 жыл бұрын
Put your money where your mouth is
@jozefhorniak8191 2 жыл бұрын
I believe in him to do that
@delaDan943 2 жыл бұрын
@@thunderbolt5354 looks like it was nothing like the bobby green fight 🤣
@dlow425joe3 2 жыл бұрын
Great to see him thrive. VIVE MEXICOOOOO
@AyAngelchillfoo1315 2 жыл бұрын
I wish him a speedy recovery after he gets beat down by max
@coffeecool5190 2 жыл бұрын
Calvin Kattar has yet to fully recover from his fight with Max
@delaDan943 2 жыл бұрын
Looks like they both got a beat down tonight.
@100tuti001 2 жыл бұрын
2 mexican warriors going at it Max "el cucuy" hollway vs yair "indian panther" rodrigo
@Knighttus 2 жыл бұрын
El cucuy is tony not max LOL you casual and max is hawaïen not mexican lmao
@luisr1223 2 жыл бұрын
@@Knighttus 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@shashi.dhankhar 2 жыл бұрын
@@Knighttus Dude have you not watched the clip where Max talks about how a random person once told him he resembles Tony Ferguson?
@henryian 9 ай бұрын
I love this kid, he reminds me of my older when did Taekwondo in national level at 13.
@seth.topalian5538 9 ай бұрын
The KO @ 4:10 was incredible. I had to turn resolution up and rewatch it to see how he hit him. Ducks down and right elbow swings up for the uppercut. Wowee
@deepjyotidas9163 2 жыл бұрын
4:32 that jumping side kick 💥🔥🥵
@joshisnot11 2 жыл бұрын
Except for the roundhouse KO, the elbow KO, and the front kick to straight knockdown of Penn, these highlights were basically the worst parts of those fights. It’s bizarre to me that the editor would make the highlights so boring when these fights were packed full of awesome exchanges.
@ZebbMassiv 2 жыл бұрын
I think he can out style Israel Adesenya. And I'm a big big fan of Izzy but this kid is a different breed of ninja.
@ogpercyshownomercydemerson1823 Жыл бұрын
That elbow to the TKZ was Nasty 👌👌👌
@Linda-jm2ez 2 жыл бұрын
Yair, Zabit, Chikadze and Barboza🤯man what a division
@markuskidd546 2 жыл бұрын
Mexico will erupt if Yair pulls this off.
@Dios7518 2 жыл бұрын
@Kevin C wait till they find out hes hawaiian lol
@felixf4378 2 жыл бұрын
I'm Mexican and I'm cheering for Max to win.
@fabiansoto1621 2 жыл бұрын
Shit Im Mexican but I have Max no matter what !!!
@hotelbaeza3293 2 жыл бұрын
@@fabiansoto1621 You r not
@eduardofuentes4901 2 жыл бұрын
@Kevin C Yo no apoyo al Chino Hawaiano😂 Yair Gana el Sábado 😎🇲🇽
@yodaspank618 2 жыл бұрын
Dana must really hate this guy, this is what you call a under stated highlight reel.
@keithtreco8851 2 жыл бұрын
The guy doesn’t fight bro
@ConnellsCombat 2 жыл бұрын
Yea Dana edits these🤦♂️
@yodaspank618 2 жыл бұрын
@@ConnellsCombat yea like dana needs to personally edit this to have a say on the narrative 🤦♂️🤦♂️
@joelsonsabado9206 2 жыл бұрын
everyone keeps saying tae kwon do is not effective in real fights, but the ones who are really skilled in taw kwon do knows how to feint with his legs and sneak in the kicks
@getyofundsup1232 2 жыл бұрын
facts bro
@AdamEtok 2 жыл бұрын
That last second elbow though 🤯
@craftofpoop 2 жыл бұрын
yair future champ
@Autonomous_Don 2 жыл бұрын
Good ole Jeremy stevens in some else’s fight compilation. Again
@alexrush4140 2 жыл бұрын
Hope you're all ready for Holloway to put together yet another striking clinic
@fromrealworld_ 2 жыл бұрын
Max is an awesome fighter and great human being, but I want yair to win, idk why... He seems legit good 🤟
@runecr69 Жыл бұрын
His double hand ground and pound looks crazyyyy
@Surre4LSoto 2 жыл бұрын
I’m Mexican and really fw both fighters, unfortunate situation so I’m just hoping for a great fight and for nobody to get terribly injured. Should be a good one
@MegaNeonight 2 жыл бұрын
Mexicano Mexicano Mexicano. What else can you expect.He's a true blood warrior. Greetings from Philippines your true rival in boxing.Nothing else is lit than Mexico-Philippines rivalry in boxing.
@Boe_Jiden81 2 жыл бұрын
I still look at him as yair "the painter" thanks to paulo costa😂😂
@fabioasterix750 2 жыл бұрын
Yair is always worth the ticket
@yeaaahcgccgc 2 жыл бұрын
man,too much love
@diegoaleman4277 2 жыл бұрын
His rising was so special, oh man if he shows what he's capable of against Max it will be a huge statement
@samle9207 2 жыл бұрын
I see Max taking this one too. Let's go Blessed! Hoping for a good fight!!
@MegaLaban12345 2 жыл бұрын
Crazy fight, this one.
@krisztiantanko5790 2 жыл бұрын
Yair vs Volkanovski! We want this we need this
@americanfighter6988 2 жыл бұрын
Money On my Boy RODRIGUEZ 🇲🇽💯🤙🏾 Good luck to the champ MAX 💪
@Legend-tf4qu 2 жыл бұрын
Who made this video? It doesn't have half of Yair's best highlights lol
@cristianlizama787 Жыл бұрын
Whos here after he won 🏆
@cornell833 Жыл бұрын
Yair is a amazing 👏 fighter incredible talent he will be champion soon 💪
@b_collins7846 Жыл бұрын
Getting his shot in a few months
@KontrolledKaoz Жыл бұрын
@@b_collins7846 Yair Rodriguez is a BEAST!!!!! Just won his 🏆🏆🏆🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅
@blessthefate01 2 жыл бұрын
The ninja moves plus calm fighting style. Yair is like a featherweight jiri prochazka
@loud865 2 жыл бұрын
i like his sportsmanship hopefully max dont beat em up too bad
@albertol9654 2 жыл бұрын
Im hoping he wins 🙏
@afie.fadzlin 2 жыл бұрын
YAIR THE PREDATOR RODRIGUEZ !!!! WELCOME BACK YAIR.ITS GREAT TO SEE HIM COMEBACK TO THE OCTAGON..
@limeballo6251 10 ай бұрын
3:00 he sees the lady waving the Mexican flag after he looks in her direction and immediately starts crying. Dope
@r.dinesh5026 2 жыл бұрын
This highlight just shows how good Max Holloway is 💯🔥
@eltigre4732 Жыл бұрын
Para mi lo mejor y más completo de ese deporte..yair
@pakkasun22 2 жыл бұрын
ok brother. if we are right don't be afraid to fight
@TheWaywardSpiral 2 жыл бұрын
Yair is good, but watching someone better whoop his ass is what makes MMA fun. Hands VS legs, I'm all for Max Holloway.
@PRESD4TIME 2 жыл бұрын
One of the craziest styled kicker.
@pedroganhao6171 2 жыл бұрын
Never betting on Rodriguez again after the edgar fight
@leandroantelo7154 2 жыл бұрын
Aaahh but then with the zombie 👊🏻
@hfanti 11 ай бұрын
the sneaky elbow on the semifinal was something else.
@BillBagBargensonsBarger 11 ай бұрын
that was a tournament?
@cashruleseam7336 2 жыл бұрын
I would love to see fight with Georgian Ninja vs Mexican Panther but after this fight, if Max will win it wont happen..
@ericgarcia6799 2 жыл бұрын
good fighter for real
@michaelmartinez336 2 жыл бұрын
It's actually possible for Yair to win 🙇🏽 I also want him to win since everyone is saying he's gonna get destroy But for sure Max better be prepare to take some damage because he is gonna get hit some some big punches and kicks 😬🚑
@porkerpete7722 2 жыл бұрын
Max has an excellent chin.
@smellmyfinger503 2 жыл бұрын
You only want him to win because you're mexican
@aleksadavidovix261 2 жыл бұрын
Brah Max fought Conor mcgregor,Dustin porier,Jose aldo and he survived them im fucking sure he will.survive yair that hasnt been fogjting since forever and max foguht the champion twice and destroyed Calvin..ofcurse evrerybody will be sure that Max will win because he easily will and im.not even a max fan he is just that good
@michaelmartinez336 2 жыл бұрын
I didn't say Max is going to get finish All I'm saying is he's going to take some damage Even though Max will win I just like a good underdog story And Yair actually has a hood change to win It would be massive for him 🤔 Good luck to both 🤜🏽🤛🏽
@michaelmartinez336 2 жыл бұрын
Good*
@abelpelaez3040 Жыл бұрын
Very Talented!
@ThePROFESSIONALhooligan 2 жыл бұрын
UFC: I wanna show off one of our rising stars. Also UFC: "Lets show him lose some rounds mix some wins and then finish with some more round losses"
@reganjacklin 2 жыл бұрын
Exciting fighter. But you couldn’t have picked better footage of the stevens fight??
@piranha225Jitjitsu 2 жыл бұрын
Who's here after that back-and-forth war he had with Max Holloway!!🔥🔥
@jptothetree 2 жыл бұрын
Oh mannnn I had almost forgotten about that insane Korean Zombie fight!!
@derekallen1652 11 ай бұрын
Arch rivals but true competitors he congratulated the man when he won whole heartedly.
@azdzakiboys1422 Жыл бұрын
My idol
@kevinkissane875 2 жыл бұрын
I do enjoy watching him bounce Penn's head off the canvas like a basketball.
@liveChef 10 ай бұрын
Stevens always looks like a world beater
@jeremyjordan6786 2 жыл бұрын
This guy is the biggest threat to Max's chin because all he needs is one weird move to end the fight no matter if he loses 10-8 back to back
@mrhall5268 2 жыл бұрын
Hes good but max breaks him before the 5th. So he can spin around and throw those hips as much as he wants lol.
@ayofoee6425 2 жыл бұрын
BJ Penn looks like he has been fighting in Stalingrad
@ric5683 2 жыл бұрын
Yair has some beat some decent competition. Now its time play with the big boys.
@vaughanpower4538 2 жыл бұрын
Max has a chin that has got him through fights..He is going to possibly need it against Rodriguez
@ranajaydas8906 2 жыл бұрын
This is the first time Max is gonna get stopped
@jonesdager701 2 жыл бұрын
Max has been stopped before haha, yair is gonna get fucked up though. Max will finish him by the end of the 4th
@charliefromstarkvillemissi1852 2 жыл бұрын
That finishing elbow on the Zombie should be against the LAW, son. That was absolutely horrific.
@batmansdad471 2 жыл бұрын
A fkn inspiration! Viva Mexico cabrones
@chipplylar7006 2 жыл бұрын
As Dana would say Rodriquez fights are bad ass.
@savagexj1486 2 жыл бұрын
"that was head butt" "that was a head butt" lol
@Caleb-zz8sg 2 жыл бұрын
It’s hard watching all of the people getting fed Alex and max in this division. Looks flashy but he is getting much of the same from Holloway.
@efedefelipefuentes5669 Жыл бұрын
Próximo campeón! Viva México!
@tacorevenge87 Жыл бұрын
Eres profeta
@joaocordeiro6875 Жыл бұрын
absolute genius
@jeremiahwoschniak1342 2 жыл бұрын
Man... I really want him to fight Zabit. It will be a ninja fight!
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