Yair Rodriguez worked out and knocked out Patricio Pitbull at UFC 314

Yair Rodriguez worked out and confidently knocked out Patricio Pitbull at UFC 314 in Miami.

Yair Rodriguez and Patricio Pitbull faced off in the main card of the UFC 314 gala in Miami. The duel was contracted for three rounds at the featherweight division limit. For the experienced Brazilian, it was a debut in the UFC organization.

Yair Rodriguez has had many starts in the best MMA league in the world and has fought many times against top fighters. Patricio Freire is a former two-time champion of the Bellator organization, who finally joined the UFC at the end of his career.

A very quiet start to the duel. Yair Rodriguez begins to turn up the pace with fast kicks. Good switch kick from the Mexican. Rodriguez hits a high kick and adds an attack on the body of the opponent. Pitbull tried to shorten the distance and enter the clinch, but nothing came out of it, because Yair excused himself and quickly broke up the attempt. The Brazilian takes the fight to the mat at the end of the round by intercepting Rodriguez’s kick. Pitbull simply kept his opponent on the ground however did nothing special.

Good boxing combination by Patricio. Rodriguez continues to work kicks with which he knocks his rival away. Enraged by a series of attacks from his rival, Pitbull moves for a takedown, but after a few seconds Yair goes back over the net to stand. A good accurate long right straight from the Mexican. Another series of several right high kicks by Yair, who after a while for a change brings out a left high kick and a middle to the torso.

A good combination by Rodriguez. The pace of the fight has increased, and although it is Pitbull who wants to get closer to his rival and impose pressure, Yair is faster and hits more often and more accurately. Rodriguez hits and Freire seems connected. Yair reaches away from his rival and attacks with ground and pound. Powerful elbows by the Mexican. Patricio goes for his rival’s arm and instigates a balacha. Rodriguez gets out of trouble, and after a while moves for the opponent’s leg himself. Not much was missing. The fight ends in the stand-up with a minimally missed spinning backfist by Yair. Yair Rodriguez defeated Patricio Pitbull by unanimous decision of the judges.