{"id":473572,"date":"2022-07-13T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-yair-rodriguez-learned-from-max-holloway-loss-entering-ufc-on-abc\/"},"modified":"2022-07-13T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T12:30:00","slug":"what-yair-rodriguez-learned-from-max-holloway-loss-entering-ufc-on-abc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-yair-rodriguez-learned-from-max-holloway-loss-entering-ufc-on-abc\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Yair Rodriguez learned from Max Holloway loss entering UFC on ABC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be6d8ed7d6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be6d8ed7d6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-yair-rodriguez-learned-from-max-holloway-loss-entering-ufc-on-abc\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_Yair_Rodriguez_learned_from_Max_Holloway_loss_entering_UFC_on_ABC%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What Yair Rodriguez learned from Max Holloway loss entering UFC on ABC&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_Yair_Rodriguez_learned_from_Max_Holloway_loss_entering_UFC_on_ABC%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What Yair Rodriguez learned from Max Holloway loss entering UFC on ABC&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>Yair Rodriguez (13-3, seven finishes) will headline the UFC\u2019s return to Long Island on Saturday afternoon as he faces Brian Ortega (15-2, 10 finishes) in the main event of the ABC-aired fight card (2 p.m. ET). Rodriguez, who said Monday that he was <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2022\/7\/11\/23204321\/yair-rodriguez-reveals-ufc-has-promised-him-a-title-shot-with-a-win-over-brian-ortega-ufc-on-abc-3\"><em>promised a title shot<\/em><\/a><em> against featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski with a win at UBS Arena in Elmont, recently spoke with The Post\u2019s Scott Fontana for this week\u2019s Post Fight Interview.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: You\u2019re coming off a fight against Max Holloway in which, while you didn\u2019t win, it seemed like it might have actually earned you some fans. Does that take any of the sting out from the loss?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: My family and friends and stuff like that, they feel the same way: \u201cIt was like a really good fight. You got a lot of experience.\u201d But that\u2019s not really what you say when you lose (laughs). Maybe I earned some more fans after that fight because, a lot of people, they didn\u2019t know if I was even ready to fight Max. After I fought him, I kind of showed them different. But I still figured out that I had a lot of work to put [into] a lot of parts of my <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, and that\u2019s what I\u2019ve been doing. I\u2019m h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y because it was a war, but not because I lost, of course.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Yair-Rodriguez-UFC.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Yair Rodriguez (r.) punches Max Holloway during a UFC fight on Nov. 13, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-23026318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Yair-Rodriguez-UFC.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Yair-Rodriguez-UFC.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Yair-Rodriguez-UFC.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Yair Rodriguez (r.) punches Max Holloway during a UFC fight on Nov. 13, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Zuffa LLC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Q: What do you think you learned from the fight?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: More than anything, in the strategy, bring a better strategy every time I fight and stick to it. You can have a pretty good strategy, and like Mike Tyson said, you have a strategy until you get punched in the face. It doesn\u2019t really matter. You have to be able to be like water, like Bruce Lee said. Sometimes, I try to take that concept instead. I try to do whatever I feel when I\u2019m fighting, instead of having to do the strategy. But I think for my next fight, especially, it\u2019s going to be important to have a really good strategy and stick to it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: You\u2019ve got a long history of delivering Fights of the Night. Do you take pride in being a fighter the fans can count on to deliver fireworks?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: Yeah, I like that. A lot of people support me because of that, because I bring an interesting style when I\u2019m fighting. And I guess a lot of people like to see that because it\u2019s not very usual to see. I know there\u2019s a lot of good fighters that bring new stuff every time. But I don\u2019t know. Probably, there\u2019s something about myself that people liked a lot. And of course, it\u2019s something that makes me feel really good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: You\u2019re going to be fighting in front of fans for the first time in almost three years. Did you miss the fans when you fought last year at UFC Apex?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: I just think it\u2019s different. I kind of miss the experience of fighting without people, used to have a different feeling. Not because I don\u2019t miss fans; of course, I missed the fans. It\u2019s a really, really important part of the fight itself, on how the fight goes or plays because you have your people and your family. Everybody\u2019s supporting and rooting. And you can know what\u2019s going on when the fight is going by the screaming of people. It\u2019s like a pointer [or indicator]. It was a really good pointer of what\u2019s going on in the fight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Brian Ortega\u2019s parents are Mexican, and he\u2019s proud of his heritage. You\u2019re a proud Mexican. Do you get the sense there\u2019s increased excitement in your country for this fight?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: I have seen the comments of people. People, of course, are happy because the fight is going on. But everybody\u2019s like, \u201cNo! Mexico against Mexico.\u201d This or that. Fighting a Mexican for me is just as tough as fighting anyone, but I know what Mexicans are made of, and I\u2019m sure Brian is gonna be a tough one.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/brian-ortega.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brian Ortega (l.) punches Alexander Volkanovski (r.) at UFC 266 on Sept. 25, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-23026456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/brian-ortega.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/brian-ortega.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/brian-ortega.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brian Ortega (l.) punches Alexander Volkanovski (r.) at UFC 266 on Sept. 25, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Zuffa LLC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Q: Have you and Brian interacted over the years? How do you two get along? What do you think of him? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: Yeah, we kind of get along. We\u2019re not best friends or anything like that, but we\u2019re homies. We have hung out in the past before. We actually raced one time together in the Mint 400 in Las Vegas. We had good experiences. We talked in the past a couple of times. And every time, he\u2019s been at my fights supporting [me]. I\u2019ve been at his fights supporting [him]. And he\u2019s kind of that fight you don\u2019t really want to take, but you have to. This is where I\u2019m at with Brian.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: You haven\u2019t been able to compete as frequently in recent years. Are you hoping to become more active, maybe fight two or three times a year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: I wish I can do that. Sometimes, your body or injuries or things happen in your career. I always want to fight. It\u2019s not like I ever wanted to be out for so long because this is just a small window that I have on time for me to fight. I\u2019m 29; this year, I\u2019m gonna become 30 years old. And I know I\u2019m getting there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: You shared on Instagram you recently made your acting debut. How did that go?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: I was kind of being funny. I was with \u201cCowboy\u201d [Donald Cerrone], and he invited us, my buddy and I, to be part of a movie; just play a small role in the movie. It was just fun for me, the experience, but I\u2019m sure I\u2019m not a good actor or anything like that. It was just fun to be part of, and I thank Cowboy for the opportunity. But no, I don\u2019t think I\u2019m made for that (laughs).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Yair-Rodriguez.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Yair Rodriguez\" class=\"wp-image-23026561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Yair-Rodriguez.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Yair-Rodriguez.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Yair-Rodriguez.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Yair Rodriguez<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Zuffa LLC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Q: How big is the part?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: I think I\u2019m gonna be in the movie for 10 seconds or something like that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Favorite movie?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: \u201cThe Wolf of Wall Street.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Favorite outdoor activity?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: I love motocross; everything that has to do with ATVs. Also hiking or running. I love swimming.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Favorite video game?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: \u201c[Call of Duty:] Warzone.\u201d I play once in a while. I don\u2019t play with many people. I only play with my brother.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Do you recall your first experience watching MMA?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: I was really young. I was with my cousins [next door], and he used to bring me over to his house and my brother and my other cousins. And we used to watch these fights on Pride. Basically, no rules were made still. I used to watch Fedor Emelianenko, Mirko Cro Cop and all these guys fight back in the day. And we actually used to fight [by our] houses, in the parking lot or stuff like that. We used to bring friends and just fight for fun, just because we watched all these videos (laughs).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: What\u2019s the coolest technique in combat sports?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: I like flashy techniques like jumping, aerial techniques. But I also like submissions. Something that I really, really like a lot is projecting people, judo throws and all that kind of stuff. It\u2019s hard for me to say. Maybe kicking; I love kicking.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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