I accepted to fight Ricardo Lamas, but then I later learned that he didn't take the fight with me. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
That's why we are here: to prove ourselves against the best fighters in history, in the world. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
For me, personally, it means a lot beating a legend like B.J. Penn. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I was born a fighter, I'll be a fighter, and I'm a champion and I know I'm a champion already. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Once you're a fighter you can not feel bad over a guy. You have to keep on kicking him, no matter what. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I'm a fighter and you have to be worried about me in many areas of this fighting game. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I think Frankie Edgar has the potential for me to knock him out because the way that he moves and he's short. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
B.J. Penn is a two-time former champion, two different weight classes. Few people can achieve that in their careers. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
That's the reason why you don't make it to the fights because you go in there, and you want to show off… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I wake up thinking about it, I eat thinking of it, and I train thinking all my life is around just one… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
People know me as a professional fighter and when you are in the UFC, you are very visible. But I'm not just… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
It makes sense to me that the winner between me and Frankie would face the winner of Aldo and Max. That's what… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Max has earned all my respect, since I started fighting, before I got to the UFC. He is one of the best… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
All of what I'm doing in my personal life is for fighting. Of course, I'm also doing it because I want to,… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
In the 'Ultimate Fighter' house I had these relationships with my opponents, they were my friends, and after the fight, nothing happened.… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Jeremy Stephens is a fight I didn't want to take because he was behind me on the rankings. Not because of his… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
If I become a champion, if I become the first Mexican UFC champion, I can become bigger because I will be the… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I met BJ once down in Albuquerque, it was before my fight with Andre Fili. I met him there, we did a… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Max Holloway is a huge name out there and I'm really happy to have the opportunity to fight him. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Many things that I do during my fights I don't really do here in my trainings because I can hurt my partners… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
In an ideal scenario, I would like to face the champion, right? That's the fight everybody wants. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
You know you're going to get hit when you fight and if you don't want to get hit, you shouldn't be in… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I think Josh Emmett is right there. I have said before that he could fight for the title, I could fight for… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I used to watch Fedor Emelianenko, Mirko Cro Cop and all these guys fight back in the day. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Stylistically, talking about styles, Brian Ortega is a super hard opponent and he's a really explosive guy. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I'm not the kind of fighter who's going to ask for a guy next. I'm just not that kind of guy. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I'm a different kind of fighter. I can fight whatever, whoever I want. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Of course, Frankie Edgar's experience was a factor in that fight, but I have to be ready. If I'm fighting at the… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
How often have you seen a fighter talking about the next fight and he didn't win the fight he was in? You… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Reactionally, we'll be there and you won't forget how to fight. You get more time to prepare for yourself. It's nothing crazy… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
In the Frankie Edgar fight, my eye was completely closed. I couldn't see nothing, but I was willing to keep on going.… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
A lot of people support me because of that, because I bring an interesting style when I'm fighting. And I guess a… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I used to think differently. Before, it was 'Oh, I have to get the title.' That mindset is kind of gone. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I met BJ once down in Albuquerque, it was before my fight with Andre Fili. I met him there, we did a little bit… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
In the Frankie Edgar fight, my eye was completely closed. I couldn't see nothing, but I was willing to keep on going. Not everybody's… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I think during the process of growing and becoming a star, you just stop trusting a lot of people. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I know I'm still a rising star for the sport or whatever, but I know I have done a lot already. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter who it is, I'm going to respect him the same way. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
It makes sense to me that the winner between me and Frankie would face the winner of Aldo and Max. That's what I'm looking… — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
You know you're going to get hit when you fight and if you don't want to get hit, you shouldn't be in this sport. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
