Yair Rodriguez says he’s on deck for UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski if he can win this weekend. As Rodriguez (15-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) prepares to face Brian Ortega (13-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC on ABC 3 headliner, the stakes have been boosted. According to Rodriguez, the UFC brass have informed him that if he secures a victory in the ABC-televised main event at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y, he will get a crack at reigning champ Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC). “Yes, that has been said to me,” Rodriguez said Monday on “The MMA Hour.” “That’s what we’re looking for. First things first, I’m going to win this fight and then give the champ some time to heal and then go for it
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Yair Rodriguez: UFC told me title shot is next with win over Brian Ortega – MMA Junkie