Brian Ortega vs Yair Rodriguez
- Posted by indyman on Feb 16, 2022
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Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez will likely be fighting next. This fight should be a fun one and makes sense from a rankings perspective,
Ortega is #2 and Yair #3. Ortega is coming off a fight of the year contender title fight with Volkanovski.
Yair had a great showing in his last fight vs Max Holloway.
Both Ortega and Yair lost, but still managed to gain a lot of respect through their performances in those outings.
Volkavoski and the Korean Zombie fight for the belt on April 9th. Max Holloway will probably take on the winner.
So we could get Holloway vs Volkanovski 3 or if Zombie pulls of the upset, him vs Holloway.
Tai Tuivasa moved up 8 spots in the heavyweight rankings to #3 after knocking out Derrick Lewis.
He could take on Ciryl Gane next. Only him and Stipe are ranked above him besides the champion Ngannou.
A heavyweight fight headlining a card next month is Curtis Blaydes vs Chris Daukaus. One good thing about MMA is you can rebound from losses and you're not doomed a