UFC 314 live blog: Yair Rodriguez vs. Patricio Pitbull
This is the UFC 314 live blog for Yair Rodriguez vs. Patricio Pitbull, the main card featherweight fight Saturday at Kaseya Center in Miami.
Rodriguez (14-5, 1 NC) is No. 8 at 145 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, with Pitbull (36-7) one spot behind at No. 9.
This is Pitbull’s first appearance for the UFC following a 15-year run with Bellator.
Rodriguez, a one-time interim featherweight champion, looks to stifle Pitbull’s UFC title momentum before it can even begin. “El Pantera” needs a win after losing two straight fights, though he has fought nothing but elite competition for the past few years. He looks to add Pitbull’s name to a list of conquests that includes Chan Sung Jung, Josh Emmett, Brian Ortega, Jeremy Stephens, and B.J. Penn.
The 37-year-old Pitbull might have taken his time getting to the UFC, but he can jump right into the championship conversation with a win over Rodriguez. Pitbull won 24 of his 30 Bellator fights and captured titles in two divisions, thrice holding gold at 145 pounds and capturing the lightweight belt with a first-round knockout of Michael Chandler in 2019.
Check out the UFC 314 live blog for Yair Rodriguez vs. Patricio Pitbull below.