UFC 284: UFC News: We are all eager to watch the upcoming UFC 284 pay-per-view event, which promises to be extremely interesting and entertaining. The main event kept fans captivated to their seats where there will be a battle between the UFC Lightweight Championship Islam Makhachev and the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski. After more than 11 years, Josh Emmett will compete in the co-main event of UFC 284 on Saturday in Perth, Australia, where he will face Yair Rodriguez for the interim featherweight title. Follow UFC News Updates with InsideSport.IN.
While we wait for the fight to start, let’s look at the UFC 284 Rodriguez Best KOs rising star’s record, stats, and other details to know what we can expect from him.
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UFC 284 Yair Rodriguez Best KOs: Rodriguez’ career details
30-year-old Yair Rodriguez has a 15-3-0 (1 NC) record going into the match. “El Pantera” is one of the company’s top prospects and is renowned for his unique moves, such as the 540 kick and flying move, which have helped him knock out five opponents where he has defeated several opponents. So let’s look at the finest knockout of his professional career.
UFC 284 Yair Rodriguez Best KOs: From Knocking out UFC BJ Penn to Chan Sung Jung, here’s Yair Rodriguez’s top UFC Knockouts, CHECK UFC 284 star’s Record, stats, and more
While discussing Rodriguez’s KO victory, Chan Sung Jung is the first name that comes to mind. On November 11, 2018, Rodriguez stopped Jung, nicknamed “The Korean Zombie,” with a vicious elbow to the chin with 0.1 seconds left in the fight in Denver, earning one of the greatest knockouts in UFC history.
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This caused stunned looks from spectators both inside the Pepsi Center and at home as the last move appeared to come completely out of nowhere. Before the KO shot, both of them shook hands as they engaged in a passionate duel until he delivered the fatal strike.
BJ Penn
A year prior, at UFC Fight Night 103, which was the week’s Knockout, Rodriguez showed his talent against the legendary fighter BJ Penn. The former lightweight and welterweight champion was destroyed by Rodriguez’s agility and toughness in a little more than one round of battle.
Rodriguez, who dominated the first round, launched an attack on Penn as soon as the second round began, and the referee stepped in after Rodriguez continued to batter Penn for more than 25 seconds.
Not to forget his victory over Ortega in their most recent encounter. Sadly for Ortega, the bout was stopped by a shoulder injury at the end of Round 1 in 2022, July 16, earning Rodriguez a TKO victory.
This will be the first time Rodriguez will compete since his KO/TKO victory over Brian Ortega at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez in July. And it will be interesting to watch whether he can defeat Emmett in this fight, and it will be much more momentous if he wins by knockout.
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