Yair Rodriguez far exceeded UFC president Dana White’s expectations in his loss to Max Holloway at UFC Fight Night 197 . Rodriguez (13-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) suffered a unanimous decision loss to Holloway (23-6 MMA, 19-6 UFC) in Saturday’s main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It was awarded the evening’s “Fight of the Night” bonus, and it was an especially strong effort from Rodriguez while coming off a two-year layoff. The Mexican fighter was listed as a significant betting underdog coming into the contest, but he managed to push former UFC champ Holloway to the limit for five rounds
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Dana White: Yair Rodriguez’s ‘stock didn’t drop at all’ in UFC Fight Night 197 loss – MMA Junkie