Yair Rodriguez has reportedly been cut by the UFC for refusing to take a fight.
Rodriguez was riding the crest of a wave and was considered the big hope of Mexican MMA until he was heavily beaten by Frankie Edgar in May 2017.
The UFC had tried to organise a fight between Rodriguez and Zabit Magomedsharipov for August at Barclays Centre and there were reports thus fight was a done deal however Rodriguez tweeted ‘#fakenews’.
Rodriguez has also reportedly turned down a fight with number 7 ranked Ricardo Lamas.
The LA Times are reporting Dana White has had enough and has sent a letter informing Rodriguez of the UFC decision.
“The guy’s off a year, rejects a fight with Lamas and then doesn’t want to fight a guy below him in the rankings?” White said Thursday night. “He can go somewhere else. We have no use for him.
“He calls that fight fake news. This is real news.”
Rodriguez defeated BJ Penn in January 2017 in a one sided fight and big things were predicted for him. That is until he ran into Frankie Edgar.
At 25, Rodriguez will not be short of offers however have the UFC been fair to him?
The @latimes has learned that Yair Rodriguez has been cut from by the UFC for refusing to take the Aug. 4 Staples Center PPV fight against Zabit Magomedsharipov.
— Lance Pugmire (@pugboxing) May 11, 2018
Told by @danawhite that if a fighter like Rodriguez turns down both Ricardo Lamas and Magomedsharipov, in what should have been a compelling battle, after taking a year off, he can take his act elsewhere.
— Lance Pugmire (@pugboxing) May 11, 2018
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