Yair “El Pantera” Rodriguez is a Force to be Reckoned With

Last Updated on April 29, 2021 3:25 pm by Gambyl Nation Editorial Team

< wpparagraph > <p><strong>Yair Raziel Rodriguez Portillo <strong>is a Mexican <strong>MMA fighter <strong>who was born in <strong>Chihuahua Mexico on October 6 1992<strong> <strong>El Pantera <strong>as he is nicknamed around the world is a mixed martial arts <strong>MMA<strong> fighter and taekwondo black belt who currently competes in the featherweight division of the <strong>UFC Rodriguez <strong>is currently listed as the 5th best fighter in the division according to the <strong>UFC<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Yair Rodriguez <strong>comes from a family of fighters his cousin <strong>Misael Chino Rodríguez <strong>is a boxer who has represented <strong>Mexico<strong> in the <strong>Olympic Games<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>Currently <strong>El Pantera <strong>has a <strong>MMA <strong>record including his <strong>UFC <strong>fights of 13 wins of which 5 are by <strong>TKO <strong>and 2 by submission and 2 losses<p> < wpparagraph > < wplist > <ul><li><strong>Yair Rodriguez Vs Jeremy Stephens<strong><li><ul> < wplist > < wpparagraph > <p>The last fight by Rodriguez takes us to the UFC on <strong>ESPN Reyes vs Weidman versus Jeremy Stephens<strong> where he defeated him by unanimous decision after 3 tight rounds This fight was classified as the fight of the night and was played in <strong>Boston Massachusetts<strong> In this fight <strong>El Pantera <strong>managed to connect 136 punches out of 213 thrown with 96 effective punches out of 170 thrown <strong>Rodriguez<strong> had an excellent combination in the location of his blows since he managed to connect many of them in different parts of the body<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Check out the fight between Yair Rodriguez Vs Jeremy Stephens<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpembed urlhttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=KEcQ12muxkUtypevideoproviderNameSlugyoutuberesponsivetrueclassNamewp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio > <figure class=wp block embed is type video is provider youtube wp block embed youtube wp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio><div class=wp block embed wrapper> httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=KEcQ12muxkU <div><figure> < wpembed > < wpparagraph > <p><strong><em><u>Video courtesy of wwwyoutubecom and the YouTube channel IN THE POCKET MMA<u><em><strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wplist > <ul><li><strong>Yair Rodriguez Vs Chan Sung Jung<strong><li><ul> < wplist > < wpparagraph > <p>This fight between the Mexican <strong>Rodriguez<strong> and the Korean <strong>Jung<strong> was on November 10 2018 at the <strong>UFC Fight Night Korean Zombie vs Rodríguez<strong> this fight ended up being the fight of the night as all the fans expected from the main fight and it ended with a victory for <strong>El Pantera <strong>with a spectacular knockout by an elbow in round number 5 of an impressive battle between them which was the knockout of the year 2018 It was one of the longest flights in the <strong>UFC<strong> it was both erratic and long but it didnt disappoint us as spectators<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Check out the fight between Yair Rodriguez Vs Chan Sung Jung<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpembed urlhttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=QR9jRWlsRRctypevideoproviderNameSlugyoutuberesponsivetrueclassNamewp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio > <figure class=wp block embed is type video is provider youtube wp block embed youtube wp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio><div class=wp block embed wrapper> httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=QR9jRWlsRRc <div><figure> < wpembed > < wpparagraph > <p><strong><em><u>Video courtesy of wwwyoutubecom and the YouTube channel Я есть ММА I`m MMA<u><em><strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wplist > <ul><li><strong>Yair Rodriguez Vs BJ Penn<strong><li><ul> < wplist > < wpparagraph > <p>The fight between <strong>Yair Rodriguez <strong>and the American <strong>BJ Penn <strong>was the main fight of the <strong>UFC Fight Night Rodriguez vs Penn <strong>dated January 15 2017 In this fight we could observe a very aggressive Yair Rodriguez and with an extraordinary defence <strong>Rodriguez <strong>beat <strong>Penn<strong> in the 24th second of the second round thanks to a <strong>TKO<strong> caused by a front kick followed by a combination of punches A highlight of this fight is that <strong>Yair <strong>only received 7 hits from <strong>Penn<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Check out the fight between Yair Rodriguez Vs BJ Penn<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpembed urlhttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=N7zNJs68RpctypevideoproviderNameSlugyoutuberesponsivetrueclassNamewp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio > <figure class=wp block embed is type video is provider youtube wp block embed youtube wp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio><div class=wp block embed wrapper> httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=N7zNJs68Rpc <div><figure> < wpembed > < wpparagraph > <p><strong><em><u>Video courtesy of wwwyoutubecom and the YouTube channel Jessica Hailey<u><em><strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wplist > <ul><li><strong>Yair Rodriguez Vs Andre Fili<strong><li><ul> < wplist > < wpparagraph > <p>And finally we present the victory number 8 of <strong>Yair Rodriguez <strong>in his fight against the American <strong>Andre Fili <strong>in the event played on April 23 2016 at <strong>UFC 197<strong> This fight lasted longer than expected and went to the canvas several times but at minute 216 of the second round the Mexican <strong>Rodriguez<strong> launched a spectacular <strong>flying kick <strong>that ended up hitting Filis <strong>face<strong> throwing him directly to the canvas with an excellent technical knockout<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Check out the fight between Yair Rodriguez Vs Andre Fili<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpembed urlhttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=OWyDHpwNlRAtypevideoproviderNameSlugyoutuberesponsivetrueclassNamewp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio > <figure class=wp block embed is type video is provider youtube wp block embed youtube wp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio><div class=wp block embed wrapper> httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=OWyDHpwNlRA <div><figure> < wpembed > < wpparagraph > <p><strong><em><u>Video courtesy of wwwyoutubecom and the YouTube channel UFC Brasil<u><em><strong><p> < wpparagraph >