Yair Rodriguez took the Dagestani approach for wrestling

Miami – Expect to see Daguestani’s touch as Mexican Air Rodriguez returns to the octagon.

“El Pantera,” who will compete this Saturday on the main card of Kaseya Center’s UFC 314 (ESPN+ Pay-Per-View), promises to show a much more versatile and complete game as he faces former Bellator Champion Patricio Freire. It’s no secret that Rodriguez (19-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) was necessary to hone his wrestling attributes.

“Yes, I’ve made a lot of changes,” Rodriguez told MMA Junkie in Spanish at UFC 314 Media Day on Wednesday. “Islam says, “Islam says, “I’ll give Dagestan two or three years and forget.”

“So I am confident and confident in his wrestling style and what he taught me and what he pushed against me, he made me better.

Rodriguez feels he will come with a new focus and a new version of himself. As Despiute is a long-time title contender and the interim featherweight champion for the UFC, Rodriguez believes he is lacking an entire UFC career.

He now has his party and other distractions aside and wants to prove to the world, but more importantly, he can become an indisputable UFC champion.

“I want to show you the results,” Rodriguez said. “You obviously want people to see, but I want to show myself that I can get there.”

Rodriguez hopes to defeat Freire (36-7 MMA, 0-0 UFC) on Saturday and lock his title shot at Noche UFC in Guadalajara, Mexico on September 13th.

“Simply due to the advantage of height, he’s much shorter than me, so obviously he’s trying to close the distance and connect the shots from close by,” explained Rodriguez. “In the distance, he clearly has no chance, so there’s no way to get around that. He sees closing the distance.

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